I recommend UT, Austin for 3 reasons:
First, UT's EE is not just a little better than UW. It means UT can offer a higher platform for you.
Second,no matter what you want to choose, find a job or do researches after you get Phd, TX has more oppotunities since there are more high-tech companies than WA.
Third, don't you think a warm weather can alway relax us? lol
I just applied two California schools -- UCSC & USC, and both of them are in the silence. Maybe they have not decided yet or maybe they already put me into the waitlist automatically, I thought.