8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2001



                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


                         TEXAS     1-9876     74-1464203

                                     (I.R.S. Employer
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)     (Commission
                     file number)     Identification Number)


            2600 Citadel Plaza Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77292
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (713) 866-6000



                                 Not applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






ITEM  5.     OTHER  EVENTS.

     On  June 22, 2001 ,Weingarten  Realty  Investors,  a real estate investment
trust  formed  under  the  Texas  Real  Estate  Investment  Trust  Act,  filed
Pre-effective  Amendment  No.  2  to  its  Registration Statement on Form S-3 to
register  securities  which  it  may  offer,  from time to time, in one or  more
series  or classes and in amounts, at prices and on terms that it will determine
at  the  time  of  offering,  with  an  aggregate public offering price of up to
$500,000,000:

- -    unsecured  debt  securities  that  may  be either senior debt securities or
     subordinated  debt  securities;

- -    convertible  debt  securities;

- -    whole  or  fractional  preferred  shares;

- -    preferred  shares  represented  by  depositary  shares;

- -    common  shares;  or

- -    warrants  to  purchase  debt  securities,  convertible  debt  securities,
     preferred  shares  or  common  shares,  all  as  shall  be designated  by
     Weingarten  at  the  time  of  the  offering.


     We are filing herewith a consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP to incorporate by
reference  into  this  registration  statement various reports issued by them as
Exhibit  23.1  which  is  included  herein.

ITEM  7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)     Exhibits.

             23.1     Consent  of  Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP.



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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.

Date:  August 13, 2001
                                      WEINGARTEN  REALTY  INVESTORS



                                      /s/    Joe  D.  Shafer
                                     -------------------------------
                                     Joe  D.  Shafer
                                     Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer



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                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     EXHIBIT
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       23.1     Consent  of  Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP.



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EX-23.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS'  CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-effective Amendment No.
2  to  this Registration Statement of Weingarten Realty Investors on Form S-3 of
our  report dated February 28, 2001, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
of  Weingarten  Realty  Investors  for the year ended December 31, 2000, and our
report dated  January 31, 2001 (relating to the Statement of Revenue and Certain
Expenses  of Kohl's Shopping Center for the year ended December 31, 1999) and of
our  report  dated  January  26,  2001 (relating to the Statement of Revenue and
Certain  Expenses  of  Westland Fair Shopping Center for the year ended December
31,  1999)  and of our report dated March 19, 2001 (relating to the Statement of
Revenue and Certain Expenses for Regency Park Shopping Center for the year ended
June  30, 2000) appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Weingarten Realty
Investors  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on  March 22, 2001,
and  of  our report dated June 6, 2001 (relating to the Statement of Revenue and
Certain  Expenses for the Golden State Portfolio for the year ended December 31,
2000) appearing on the Current Report on Form 8-K of Weingarten Realty Investors
filed  with  the Securities and Exchange Commission on  June 18, 2001 and to the
reference  to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of
this  Registration  Statement.


DELOITTE  &  TOUCHE  LLP
Houston,  Texas
August  13,  2001