EXHIBIT 23.1





INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS'  CONSENT


We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference in Registration Statement No.
33-20964,  No.  33-24364, No. 33-41604, No. 33-52473, No. 33-54402, No. 33-54404
and  No. 333-94945 of Weingarten Realty Investors on Form S-8, in Post-Effective
Amendment  No.  1  to  Registration  Statement  33-25581  of  Weingarten  Realty
Investors  on  Form  S-8  and  in  Registration  Statement No. 333-85967 and No.
333-57508  of  Weingarten  Realty  Investors  on  Form  S-3  of our report dated
September 13, 2001 relating to the Statement of Revenue and Certain Expenses for
the  year  ended  December 31, 2000 of Colonial Plaza Market Center, included in
this  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K/A  of  Weingarten  Realty  Investors.



DELOITTE  &  TOUCHE  LLP
Houston,  Texas
October  29,  2001