SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                    FORM 10-K
(Mark  One)
[X]     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
        ACT  OF  1934

                   FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999

[ ]     TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE  ACT  OF  1934

             FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                       TO

                          COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-9876

                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



                                                                
                             TEXAS                                                74-1464203
   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)               (IRS Employer
                                                                             Identification No.)
                     2600 Citadel Plaza Drive
                        P.O. Box 924133
                         Houston, Texas                                           77292-4133
               (Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)

                                      (713) 866-6000
                               (Registrant's telephone number)

                        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

                    Title of Each Class                            Name of each exchange on which registered
- -----------------------------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
     Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.03 par value                  New York Stock Exchange
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.03 par value            New York Stock Exchange
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, $0.03 par value            New York Stock Exchange



        SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: NONE

     Indicate  by  check  mark  whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required  to  be  filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12  months  (or  for  such shorter period that the
Registrant  was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing  requirements  for  the  past  90  days.   YES  [X]  NO  [  ].

     Indicate  by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best  of  registrant's  knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form  10-K.  [X]

     The  aggregate  market  value  of  the common shares held by non-affiliates
(based  upon  the closing sale price on the New York Stock Exchange) on February
22,  2000  was  approximately  $952,676,135.  As of February 22, 2000 there were
26,694,953  common  shares  of beneficial interest, $.03 par value, outstanding.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     Portions  of the registrant's Proxy Statement in connection with its Annual
Meeting  of Shareholders to be held April 24, 2000 are incorporated by reference
in  Part  III.

     Exhibit  Index  beginning  on  Page  40







                                    TABLE OF CONTENTS


ITEM NO.                                                                        PAGE NO.
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PART I

           1.  Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       1
           2.  Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       2
           3.  Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      13
           4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Shareholders . . . . . . . . .      13
               Executive Officers of the Registrant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      14


PART II

           5.  Market for Registrant's Common Shares of Beneficial
               Interest and Related Shareholder Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . .      15
           6.  Selected Financial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      16
           7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
               Condition and Results of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      17
          7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk . . . .      20
           8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . . . . . . . . . . .      21
           9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
               Accounting and Financial Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      39


PART III

          10.  Trust Managers and Executive Officers of the Registrant . . . . .      39
          11.  Executive Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      39
          12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
               Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      39
          13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. . . . . . . . . .      39


PART IV

          14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K .      39




                                     PART I

ITEM  1.  BUSINESS

     General.  Weingarten  Realty  Investors,  an unincorporated trust organized
under  the  Texas  Real  Estate Investment Trust Act, and its predecessor entity
began  the  ownership  and  development of shopping centers and other commercial
real  estate in 1948.  WRI is self-advised and self-managed.  As of December 31,
1999,  we  owned  or  operated under long-term leases interests in 239 developed
income-producing real estate projects.  We owned 187 shopping centers located in
the  Houston  metropolitan  area  and  in other parts of Texas and in Louisiana,
Arizona,  Nevada,  Arkansas,  New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, Colorado,
Missouri,  Illinois,  Florida  and  Maine.  We also owned 50 industrial projects
located  in  Tennessee,  Nevada  and  Houston,  Austin  and  Dallas,  Texas.
Additionally,  we  owned  one  multi-family  residential  project and one office
building,  which serves, in part, as WRI's headquarters.  Our interests in these
projects  aggregated approximately 27.8 million square feet of building area and
104.1  million  square feet of land area.  We also owned interests in 31 parcels
of  unimproved  land  under  development  or  held  for future development which
aggregated  approximately  8.2  million  square  feet.

     WRI  currently  employs 203 persons and its principal executive offices are
located  at 2600 Citadel Plaza Drive, Houston, Texas 77008, and its phone number
is  (713)  866-6000.

     Location  of  Properties.  Historically,  WRI has emphasized investments in
properties  located  primarily  in  the  Houston  area.  Since 1987, we actively
acquired  properties outside of Houston.  Of our 270 properties which were owned
or  operated  under  long-term  leases  as  of December 31, 1999, 100 of our 239
developed properties and 14 of our 31 parcels of unimproved land were located in
the  Houston  metropolitan  area.  In  addition to these properties, we owned 79
developed properties and eight parcels of unimproved land located in other parts
of  Texas.  Because  of our investments in the Houston area, as well as in other
parts  of  Texas,  the  Houston  and Texas economies affect, to some degree, the
business  and  operations  of  WRI.

     In  1999, the economies of Houston and Texas continued to grow, albeit at a
slower  pace than 1998, but still exceeding the national average; the economy of
the  entire  southwestern  United  States, where WRI has its primary operations,
also  remained  strong  relative  to the national average.  The Houston economy,
because  of its strengths in energy and engineering and construction, has become
much  more integrated into the international economy and is somewhat affected by
the  international  climate.  Thus, while Houston's expansion slowed in 1999, it
is  expected  to  continue to expand in 2000 and beyond.  A deterioration in the
Houston  or  Texas  economies could adversely affect WRI. However, WRI's centers
are  generally  anchored  by grocery and drug stores under long-term leases, and
these types of stores, which deal in basic necessity-type items, tend to be less
affected  by  economic  change.

     Competition.  There are other developers and owner-operators engaged in the
development,  acquisition  and  operation  of  shopping  centers  and commercial
property  who  compete  with us in our trade areas.  This results in competition
for both acquisitions of existing income-producing properties and also for prime
development  sites.  There  is  also competition for tenants to occupy the space
that  WRI  and  its  competitors  develop,  acquire  and  manage.

     We  believe that the principal competitive factors in attracting tenants in
our  market  areas  are  location,  price,  anchor  tenants  and  maintenance of
properties.  We  also  believe  that  our  competitive  advantages  include  the
favorable  locations  of  our properties, our ability to provide a retailer with
multiple  locations  with anchor tenants in the Houston area and the practice of
continuous  maintenance  and  renovation  of  our  properties.

     Financial  Information.  Additional financial information concerning WRI is
included in the Consolidated Financial Statements located on pages 22 through 38
herein.




ITEM  2.  PROPERTIES

     At  December  31,  1999,  WRI's  real  estate  properties  consisted of 270
locations in fourteen states.  A complete listing of these properties, including
the name, location, building area and land area (in square feet), as applicable,
is  set  forth  below:




                                  SHOPPING CENTERS

                                                               Building
                Name and Location                                Area          Land Area
- ---------------------------------------------------------      ---------       ---------
                                                                               
HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7,647,000       29,720,000
Alabama-Shepherd, S. Shepherd at W. Alabama . . . . . . . . .     28,000  *        88,000  *
Almeda Road, Almeda at Southmore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     17,000           37,000
Bayshore Plaza, Spencer Hwy. at Burke Rd. . . . . . . . . . .     36,000          196,000
Bellaire Boulevard, Bellaire at S. Rice . . . . . . . . . . .     35,000          137,000
Bellfort, Bellfort at Southbank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     48,000          167,000
Bellfort Southwest, Bellfort at Gessner . . . . . . . . . . .     30,000           89,000
Bellwood, Bellaire at Kirkwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    136,000          655,000
Bingle Square, U.S. Hwy. 290 at Bingle. . . . . . . . . . . .     46,000          168,000
Braeswood Square, N. Braeswood at Chimney Rock. . . . . . . .    103,000          422,000
Centre at Post Oak, Westheimer at Post Oak Blvd.. . . . . . .    184,000          505,000
Champions Village, F.M. 1960 at Champions Forest Dr.. . . . .    408,000        1,391,000
Copperfield Village, Hwy. 6 at F.M. 529 . . . . . . . . . . .    157,000          712,000
Crestview, Bissonnet at Wilcrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      9,000           35,000
Crosby, F.M. 2100 at Kenning Road (61%) . . . . . . . . . . .     36,000  *       124,000  *
Cullen Place, Cullen at Reed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      7,000           30,000
Cullen Plaza, Cullen at Wilmington. . . . . . . . . . . . . .     81,000          318,000
Cypress Pointe, F.M. 1960 at Cypress Station. . . . . . . . .    191,000          737,000
Cypress Village, Louetta at Grant Road. . . . . . . . . . . .     25,000          134,000
Del Sol Market Place, Telephone at Monroe . . . . . . . . . .     21,000           87,000
Eastpark, Mesa Rd. at Tidwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    140,000          665,000
Edgebrook, Edgebrook at Gulf Fwy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     78,000          360,000
Fiesta Village, Quitman at Fulton . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     30,000           80,000
Fondren Southwest Village, Fondren at W. Bellfort . . . . . .    323,000        1,362,000
Fondren/West Airport, Fondren at W. Airport . . . . . . . . .     62,000          223,000
45/York Plaza, I-45 at W. Little York . . . . . . . . . . . .    218,000          840,000
Glenbrook Square, Telephone Road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     71,000          320,000
Griggs Road, Griggs at Cullen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     85,000          422,000
Harrisburg Plaza, Harrisburg at Wayside . . . . . . . . . . .     95,000          334,000
Heights Plaza, 20th St. at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     72,000          228,000
Humblewood Shopping Plaza, Eastex Fwy. at F.M. 1960 . . . . .    180,000          784,000
I-45/Telephone Rd. Center, I-45 at Maxwell Street . . . . . .    178,000          819,000
Inwood Village, W. Little York at N. Houston-Rosslyn. . . . .     68,000          305,000
Jacinto City, Market at Baca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     24,000  *        67,000  *
Kingwood, Kingwood Dr. at Chestnut Ridge. . . . . . . . . . .    155,000          648,000
Landmark, Gessner at Harwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     56,000          228,000
Lawndale, Lawndale at 75th St.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     53,000          177,000
Little York Plaza, Little York at E. Hardy. . . . . . . . . .    118,000          486,000
Long Point, Long Point at Wirt (77%). . . . . . . . . . . . .     58,000  *       257,000  *
Lyons Avenue, Lyons at Shotwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     68,000          179,000
Market at Westchase, Westheimer at Wilcrest . . . . . . . . .     84,000          333,000
Miracle Corners, S. Shaver at Southmore . . . . . . . . . . .     87,000          386,000
Northbrook, Northwest Fwy. at W. 34th . . . . . . . . . . . .    204,000          656,000
North Main Square, Pecore at N. Main. . . . . . . . . . . . .     18,000           64,000


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                                                                Building
               Name and Location                                  Area           Land Area
- --------------------------------------------------------------  ---------        ----------
                                                                                
North Oaks, F.M. 1960 at Veterans Memorial . . . . . . . . . .    322,000        1,246,000
North Triangle, I-45 at F.M. 1960. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     16,000          113,000
Northway, Northwest Fwy. at 34th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    212,000          793,000
Northwest Crossing, N.W. Fwy. at Hollister (75%) . . . . . . .    135,000  *       671,000  *
Northwest Park Plaza, F.M. 149 at Champions Forest . . . . . .     32,000          268,000
Oak Forest, W. 43rd at Oak Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    164,000          541,000
Orchard Green, Gulfton at Renwick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     74,000          273,000
Randall's/Cypress Station, F.M. 1960 at I-45 . . . . . . . . .    141,000          618,000
Randall's/El Dorado, El Dorado at Hwy. 3 . . . . . . . . . . .    119,000          429,000
Randall's/Kings Crossing, Kingwood Dr. at Lake Houston Pkwy. .    128,000          624,000
Randall's/Norchester, Grant at Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . .    109,000          475,000
Richmond Square, Richmond Ave. at W. Loop 610. . . . . . . . .     33,000          136,000
River Oaks, East, W. Gray at Woodhead. . . . . . . . . . . . .     71,000          206,000
River Oaks, West, W. Gray at S. Shepherd . . . . . . . . . . .    235,000          609,000
Sheldon Forest, North, I-10 at Sheldon . . . . . . . . . . . .     22,000          131,000
Sheldon Forest, South, I-10 at Sheldon . . . . . . . . . . . .     38,000  *       164,000  *
Shops at Three Corners, S. Main at Old Spanish Trail (70%) . .    183,000  *       803,000  *
Southgate, W. Fuqua at Hiram Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    115,000          533,000
Spring Plaza, Hammerly at Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     56,000          202,000
Steeplechase, Jones Rd. at F.M. 1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . .    193,000          849,000
Stella Link, North, Stella Link at S. Braeswood (77%). . . . .     40,000  *       156,000  *
Stella Link, South, Stella Link at S. Braeswood. . . . . . . .     15,000           56,000
Studemont, Studewood at E. 14th St . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     28,000           91,000
Ten Blalock Square, I-10 at Blalock. . . . . . . . . . . . . .     97,000          321,000
10/Federal, I-10 at Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    132,000          474,000
University Plaza, Bay Area at Space Center . . . . . . . . . .     96,000          424,000
The Village Arcade, University at Kirby. . . . . . . . . . . .    191,000          414,000
West  Junction, Hwy. 6 at Keith Harrow Dr. . . . . . . . . . .     67,000          264,000
Westbury Triangle, Chimney Rock at W. Bellfort . . . . . . . .     67,000          257,000
Westchase, Westheimer at Wilcrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    236,000          766,000
Westhill Village, Westheimer at Hillcroft. . . . . . . . . . .    131,000          480,000
Wilcrest Southwest, Wilcrest at Southwest Fwy. . . . . . . . .     26,000           78,000

TEXAS (EXCLUDING HOUSTON & HARRIS CO.), TOTAL. . . . . . . . .  6,246,000       26,820,000
McDermott Commons, McDermott at Custer Rd., Allen. . . . . . .     12,000           72,000
Bell Plaza, 45th Ave. at Bell St., Amarillo. . . . . . . . . .    144,000          682,000
Coronado, S.W. 34th St. at Wimberly Dr., Amarillo. . . . . . .     49,000          201,000
Grand Plaza, Interstate Hwy 40 at Grand Ave., Amarillo . . . .    157,000          637,000
Puckett Plaza, Bell Road, Amarillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    133,000          621,000
Spanish Crossroads, Bell St. at Atkinsen St., Amarillo . . . .     72,000          275,000
Wolflin Village, Wolflin Ave. at Georgia St., Amarillo . . . .    191,000          421,000
Brodie Oaks, South Lamar Blvd. at Loop 360, Austin . . . . . .    245,000        1,050,000
Southridge Plaza, William Cannon Dr. at S. 1st St., Austin . .    143,000          565,000
Baywood, State Hwy. 60 at Baywood Dr., Bay City. . . . . . . .     40,000          169,000
Calder, Calder at 24th St., Beaumont . . . . . . . . . . . . .     34,000          129,000
North Park Plaza, Eastex Fwy. at Dowlen, Beaumont. . . . . . .     70,000  *       318,000  *
Phelan West, Phelan at 23rd St., Beaumont (67%). . . . . . . .     16,000  *        59,000  *
Southgate, Calder Ave. at 6th St., Beaumont. . . . . . . . . .     34,000          118,000
Westmont, Dowlen at Phelan, Beaumont . . . . . . . . . . . . .     95,000          507,000
Bryan Village, Texas at Pease, Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . .     29,000           98,000
Parkway Square, Southwest Pkwy at Texas Ave., College Station.    158,000          685,000


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                                                                      Building
               Name and Location                                        Area          Land Area
- --------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------       ---------
                                                                                     
Montgomery Plaza, Loop 336 West at I-45, Conroe. . . . . . . . . . .    315,000       1,156,000
River Pointe, I-45 at Loop 336, Conroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     42,000         329,000
Moore Plaza, S. Padre Island Dr. at Staples, Corpus Christi. . . . .    360,000       1,492,000
Portairs, Ayers St. at Horne Rd., Corpus Christi . . . . . . . . . .    121,000         416,000
Dickinson, I-45 at F.M. 517, Dickinson (72%) . . . . . . . . . . . .     55,000  *      225,000  *
Coronado Hills, Mesa at Balboa, El Paso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    127,000         575,000
Southcliff, I-20 at Grandbury Rd., Ft. Worth . . . . . . . . . . . .    116,000         568,000
Broadway, Broadway at 59th St., Galveston (77%). . . . . . . . . . .     58,000  *      167,000  *
Galveston Place, Central City Blvd. at 61st St., Galveston . . . . .    206,000         828,000
Food King Place, 25th St. at Avenue P, Galveston . . . . . . . . . .     28,000          78,000
Fiesta, Belt Line Rd. at Marshall Dr., Grand Prairie . . . . . . . .     32,000         236,000
Cedar Bayou, Bayou Rd., La Marque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     15,000          51,000
Corum South, I-45 at F.M. 518, League City . . . . . . . . . . . . .    112,000         680,000
Caprock Center, 50th at Boston Ave., Lubbock . . . . . . . . . . . .    375,000       1,255,000
Central Plaza, Loop 289 at Slide Rd., Lubbock. . . . . . . . . . . .    152,000         529,000
Town & Country, 4th St. at University, Lubbock . . . . . . . . . . .    134,000         339,000
Angelina Village, Hwy. 59 at Loop 287, Lufkin. . . . . . . . . . . .    254,000       1,835,000
Independence Plaza, Town East Blvd., Mesquite. . . . . . . . . . . .    179,000         787,000
McKinney Centre, US Hwy 380  at U.S.Hwy 75, McKinney . . . . . . . .     27,000         145,000
Murphy Crossing, F.M. 544 at Murphy Rd., Murphy. . . . . . . . . . .      8,000          71,000
University Park Plaza, University Dr. at E. Austin St., Nacogdoches.     78,000         283,000
Mid-County, Twin Cities Hwy. at Nederland Ave., Nederland. . . . . .    107,000         611,000
Gillham Circle, Gillham Circle at Thomas, Port Arthur. . . . . . . .     33,000          94,000
Village, 9th Ave. at 25th St., Port Arthur (77%) . . . . . . . . . .     39,000  *      185,000  *
Porterwood, Eastex Fwy. at F.M. 1314, Porter . . . . . . . . . . . .     99,000         487,000
Plaza, Ave. H at U.S. Hwy. 90A, Rosenberg. . . . . . . . . . . . . .     41,000  *      135,000  *
Rose-Rich, U.S. Hwy. 90A at Lane Dr., Rosenberg. . . . . . . . . . .    104,000         386,000
Bandera Village, Bandera at Hillcrest, San Antonio . . . . . . . . .     57,000         607,000
Oak Park Village, Nacogdoches at New Braunfels, San Antonio. . . . .     65,000         221,000
Parliament Square, W. Ave. at Blanco, San Antonio. . . . . . . . . .     65,000         260,000
San Pedro Court, San Pedro at Hwy. 281N., San Antonio. . . . . . . .      2,000          18,000
Valley View, West Ave. at Blanco Rd., San Antonio. . . . . . . . . .     89,000         341,000
Market at Town Center, Town Center Blvd., Sugar Land . . . . . . . .    392,000       1,732,000
Williams Trace, Hwy. 6 at Williams Trace, Sugar Land . . . . . . . .    263,000       1,187,000
New Boston Road, New Boston at Summerhill, Texarkana . . . . . . . .     97,000         335,000
Island Market Place, 6th St. at 9th Ave., Texas City . . . . . . . .     27,000          90,000
Mainland, Hwy. 1765 at Hwy. 3, Texas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . .     69,000         279,000
Palmer Plaza, F.M. 1764 at 34th St., Texas City. . . . . . . . . . .     97,000         367,000
Broadway, S. Broadway at W. 9th St., Tyler (77%) . . . . . . . . . .     46,000  *      197,000  *
Crossroads, I-10 at N. Main, Vidor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    116,000         516,000
Watauga Towne Center, Hwy. 377 at Bursey Rd., Watauga. . . . . . . .     22,000         120,000

LOUISIANA, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,343,000       5,504,000
Park Terrace, U.S. Hwy. 171 at Parish, DeRidder. . . . . . . . . . .    137,000         520,000
Town & Country Plaza, U.S. Hwy. 190 West, Hammond. . . . . . . . . .    215,000         915,000
Westwood Village, W. Congress at Bertrand, Lafayette . . . . . . . .    141,000         942,000
East Town, 3rd Ave. at 1st St., Lake Charles . . . . . . . . . . . .     33,000  *      117,000  *
14/Park Plaza, Hwy. 14 at General Doolittle, Lake Charles. . . . . .    207,000         654,000
Kmart Plaza, Ryan St., Lake Charles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    105,000  *      406,000  *
Southgate, Ryan at Eddy, Lake Charles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    171,000         628,000
Danville Plaza, Louisville at 19th, Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . . .    143,000         539,000


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                                                                      Building
               Name and Location                                        Area          Land Area
- --------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------       ----------
                                                                                     
LOUISIANA, (CONT'D.)
Orleans Station, Paris, Robert E. Lee at Chatham, New Orleans. . . .      5,000          31,000
Southgate, 70th at Mansfield, Shreveport . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     73,000         359,000
Westwood, Jewella at Greenwood, Shreveport . . . . . . . . . . . . .    113,000         393,000

NEVADA, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,091,000       4,397,000
Francisco Centre, E. Desert Inn Rd. at S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas. .    116,000         639,000
Mission Center, Flamingo Rd. at Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas . . . . . .    152,000         570,000
Paradise Marketplace, Flamingo Rd. at Sandhill, Las Vegas. . . . . .    149,000         536,000
Rainbow Plaza, Rainbow Blvd. at Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. . . . .    280,000       1,062,000
Rancho Towne & Country, Rancho Dr. at Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. .     87,000         350,000
Tropicana Marketplace, Tropicana at Jones Blvd., Las Vegas . . . . .    143,000         519,000
College Park, E. Lake Mead Blvd. at Civic Ctr. Dr., North Las Vegas.    164,000         721,000

ARIZONA, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,058,000       4,733,000
Palmilla Center, Dysart Rd. at McDowell Rd., Avondale. . . . . . . .      6,000          31,000
University Plaza, Plaza Way at Milton Rd., Flagstaff . . . . . . . .    166,000         918,000
Arrowhead Festival, 75th Ave. at W. Bell Rd., Glendale . . . . . . .     26,000         157,000
Camelback Village Square, Camelback at 7th Avenue, Phoenix . . . . .    135,000         543,000
Squaw Peak Plaza, 16th Street at Glendale Ave., Phoenix. . . . . . .     61,000         220,000
Rancho Encanto, 35th Avenue at Greenway Rd., Phoenix . . . . . . . .     71,000         259,000
Fountain Plaza, 77th St. at McDowell, Scottsdale . . . . . . . . . .    112,000         460,000
Broadway Marketplace, Broadway at Rural, Tempe . . . . . . . . . . .     86,000         347,000
Fry's Valley Plaza, S. McClintock at E. Southern, Tempe. . . . . . .    145,000         570,000
Pueblo Anozira, McClintock Dr. at Guadalupe Rd., Tempe . . . . . . .    152,000         769,000
Desert Square Shopping Center, Golf Links at Kolb, Tucson. . . . . .     98,000         459,000

NEW MEXICO, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    893,000       3,787,000
Eastdale, Candelaria Rd. at Eubank Blvd., Albuquerque. . . . . . . .    111,000         601,000
North Towne Plaza, Academy Rd. at Wyoming Blvd., Albuquerque . . . .    103,000         607,000
Valle del Sol, Isleta Blvd. at Rio Bravo, Albuquerque. . . . . . . .    106,000         475,000
Wyoming Mall, Academy Rd. at Northeastern, Albuquerque . . . . . . .    326,000       1,309,000
DeVargas, N. Guadalupe at Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe . . . . . . . .    247,000         795,000

OKLAHOMA, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    702,000       3,173,000
Bryant Square, Bryant Ave. at 2nd St., Edmond. . . . . . . . . . . .    282,000       1,259,000
Market Boulevard, E. Reno Ave. at N. Douglas Ave., Midwest City. . .     36,000         142,000
Town & Country, Reno Ave at North Air Depot, Midwest City. . . . . .    138,000         540,000
Windsor Hills Center, Meridian at Windsor Place, Oklahoma City . . .    246,000       1,232,000

ARKANSAS, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    596,000       2,322,000
Evelyn Hills, College Ave. at Abshier, Fayetteville. . . . . . . . .    154,000         750,000
Broadway Plaza, Broadway at W. Roosevelt, Little Rock. . . . . . . .     43,000         148,000
Geyer Springs, Geyer Springs at Baseline, Little Rock. . . . . . . .    153,000         414,000
Markham Square, W. Markham at John Barrow, Little Rock . . . . . . .    134,000         535,000
Markham West, 11400 W. Markham, Little Rock (35%). . . . . . . . . .     62,000  *      269,000  *
Westgate, Cantrell at Bryant, Little Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . .     50,000         206,000


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KANSAS, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    466,000       2,231,000
West State Plaza, State Ave. at 78th St., Kansas City. . . . . .     94,000         401,000
Westbrooke Village, Quivira Road at 75th St., Shawnee. . . . . .    237,000       1,269,000
Shawnee Village, Shawnee Mission Pkwy. at Quivera Rd., Shawnee .    135,000         561,000

MISSOURI, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    338,000       1,101,000
Ballwin Plaza, Manchester Rd. at Vlasis Dr., Ballwin . . . . . .    203,000         653,000
PineTree Plaza, U.S. Hwy. 50 at Hwy. 291, Lee's Summit . . . . .    135,000         448,000

FLORIDA, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    316,000       1,394,000
Pembroke Commons, University at Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines. . .    316,000       1,394,000

COLORADO, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    217,000         902,000
Carefree, Academy Blvd. at N. Carefree Circle, Colorado Springs.    127,000         460,000
Academy Place, Academy Blvd. at Union Blvd., Colorado Springs. .     84,000         407,000
Gold Creek Center, Hwy. 86 at Elizabeth St., Elizabeth . . . . .      6,000  *       35,000  *

MAINE, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    124,000         482,000
The Promenade, Essex at Summit, Lewiston . . . . . . . . . . . .    124,000  *      482,000  *

ILLINOIS, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     93,000         464,000
Lincoln Place Centre, Hwy. 59, Fairview Heights (99%). . . . . .     93,000  *      464,000  *

TENNESSEE, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     20,000          84,000
Highland Square, Summer at Highland, Memphis . . . . . . . . . .     20,000          84,000


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                        INDUSTRIAL                                  Area          Land Area
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HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3,330,000       9,537,000
Beltway 8 Business Park, Beltway 8 at Petersham Dr.. . . . . . .     52,000         166,000
Blankenship Building, Kempwood Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     59,000         175,000
Brookhollow Business Center, Dacoma at Directors Row . . . . . .    133,000         405,000
Cannon/So. Loop Business Park, Cannon Street (20%) . . . . . . .     59,000  *       96,000  *
Central Park North, W. Hardy Rd. at Kendrick Dr. . . . . . . . .    155,000         466,000
Central Park Northwest VI, Central Pkwy. at Dacoma . . . . . . .    175,000         518,000
Central Park Northwest VII, Central Pkwy. at Dacoma. . . . . . .    103,000         283,000
Claywood Industrial Park, Clay at Hollister. . . . . . . . . . .    330,000       1,761,000
Crosspoint Warehouse, Crosspoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     73,000         179,000
Jester Plaza, West T.C. Jester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    101,000         244,000
Kempwood Industrial, Kempwood Dr. at Blankenship Dr. . . . . . .    113,000         327,000
Kempwood Industrial, Kempwood Dr. at Blankenship Dr. (20%) . . .     42,000  *      106,000  *
Lathrop Warehouse, Lathrop St. at Larimer St. (20%). . . . . . .     51,000  *       87,000  *
Levitz Furniture Warehouse, Loop 610 South . . . . . . . . . . .    184,000         450,000
Little York Mini-Storage, West Little York . . . . . . . . . . .     32,000  *      124,000  *
Navigation Business Park, Navigation at N. York (20%). . . . . .     47,000  *      111,000  *
Northway Park II, Loop 610 East at Homestead (20%) . . . . . . .     61,000  *      149,000  *
Park Southwest, Stancliff at Brooklet. . . . . . . . . . . . . .     52,000         160,000


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               Name and Location                                        Area          Land Area
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HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY, (CONT'D)
Railwood Industrial Park, Mesa at U.S. 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . .    616,000       1,651,000
Railwood Industrial Park, Mesa at U.S. 90 (20%). . . . . . . . . . .     99,000  *      213,000  *
South Loop Business Park, S. Loop at Long Dr.. . . . . . . . . . . .     46,000  *      103,000  *
Southport Business Park 5, South Loop 610. . . . . . . . . . . . . .    157,000         358,000
Southwest Park II, Rockley Road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     68,000         216,000
Stonecrest Business Center, Wilcrest at Fallstone. . . . . . . . . .    111,000         308,000
West-10 Business Center, Wirt Rd. at I-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . .    141,000         331,000
West-10 Business Center II, Wirt Rd. at I-10 . . . . . . . . . . . .     83,000         149,000
West Loop Commerce Center, W. Loop N. at I-10. . . . . . . . . . . .     34,000          91,000
610 and 11th St. Warehouse, Loop 610 at 11th St. . . . . . . . . . .    105,000         202,000
610 and 11th St. Warehouse, Loop 610 at 11th St. (20%) . . . . . . .     48,000  *      108,000  *

TEXAS (EXCLUDING HOUSTON & HARRIS CO.), TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . .  2,197,000       5,085,000
Randol Mill Place, Randol Mill Road, Arlington . . . . . . . . . . .     55,000         178,000
Corporate Center I & II, Putnam Dr. at Research Blvd., Austin. . . .    117,000         326,000
Southpoint Service Center, Burleson at Promontory Point Dr., Austin.     54,000         234,000
Walnut Creek Office Park, Cameron Rd., Austin. . . . . . . . . . . .     34,000         122,000
Wells Branch Corporate Center, Wells Branch Pkwy., Austin. . . . . .     60,000         183,000
Midway Business Center, Midway at Boyington, Carrollton. . . . . . .    142,000         309,000
River Pointe Mini-Storage, I-45 at Hwy. 336, Conroe. . . . . . . . .     32,000  *       97,000  *
Manana Office Center, I-35 at Manana, Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . .    223,000         473,000
Newkirk Service Center, Newkirk near N.W. Hwy., Dallas . . . . . . .    106,000         223,000
Northaven Business Center, Northaven Rd., Dallas . . . . . . . . . .    151,000         178,000
Northeast Crossing Off/Svc Ctr., East N.W. Hwy. at Shiloh, Dallas. .     79,000         199,000
Northwest Crossing Off/Svc Ctr., N.W. Hwy. at Walton Walker, Dallas.    127,000         290,000
Redbird Distribution Center, Joseph Hardin Drive, Dallas . . . . . .    111,000         234,000
Regal Distribution Center, Leston Avenue, Dallas . . . . . . . . . .    203,000         318,000
Space Center Industrial Park, Pulaski St. at Irving Blvd., Dallas. .    265,000         426,000
Walnut Trails Business Park, Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas. . . . . . . .    103,000         311,000
DFW-Port America, Port America Place, Grapevine. . . . . . . . . . .     45,000         110,000
Jupiter Service Center, Jupiter near Plano Pkwy., Plano. . . . . . .     78,000         234,000
Sherman Plaza Business Park, Sherman at Phillips, Richardson . . . .    100,000         312,000
Nasa One Business Center, Nasa Road One at Hwy. 3, Webster . . . . .    112,000         328,000

TENNESSEE, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    679,000       1,470,000
Southwide Warehouse # 2, Federal Compress Ind. Pk., Memphis. . . . .    124,000         302,000
Southwide Warehouse # 3, Federal Compress Ind. Pk., Memphis. . . . .    112,000         209,000
Southwide Warehouse # 4, Federal Compress Ind. Pk., Memphis. . . . .    120,000         220,000
Thomas Street Warehouse, N. Thomas Street, Memphis . . . . . . . . .    164,000         423,000
Crowfarn Drive Warehouse, Crowfarn Dr. at Getwell Rd., Memphis . . .    159,000         316,000

NEVADA, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     66,000         162,000
East Sahara Off/Svc Ctr., E. Sahara Blvd., Las Vegas . . . . . . . .     66,000         162,000


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               Name and Location                                        Area          Land Area
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                    OFFICE BUILDING

HOUSTON & HARRIS COUNTY, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    121,000          171,000
Citadel Plaza, N. Loop 610 at Citadel Plaza Dr.. . . . . . . . . . .    121,000          171,000


MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

TEXAS (EXCLUDING HOUSTON & HARRIS CO.), TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . .    236,000          595,000
River Pointe Drive at I-45, Conroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    236,000          595,000


UNIMPROVED LAND

HOUSTON & HARRIS COUNTY, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  3,875,000
Beltway 8 at W. Belfort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    333,000
Bissonnet at Wilcrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    773,000
Citadel Plaza at 610 N. Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    137,000
East Orem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    122,000
Kirkwood at Dashwood Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    322,000
Lockwood at Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    163,000
Mesa Rd. at Tidwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    901,000
Mowery at Cullen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    118,000
Northwest Fwy. at Gessner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    484,000
Redman at W. Denham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     17,000
Sheldon at I-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     19,000
W. Little York at I-45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    322,000
W. Little York at N. Houston-Rosslyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     19,000
W. Loop N. at I-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    145,000

TEXAS (EXCLUDING HOUSTON & HARRIS CO.), TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . .                  1,657,000
McDermott Drive at Custer Rd., Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    297,000
Phelan Blvd., Beaumont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     63,000
US Hwy 380 (University Drive) and US Hwy 75, McKinney. . . . . . . .                    189,000
F.M. 544 at Murphy Rd., Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    293,000
River Pointe Dr. at I-45, Conroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    186,000
Hillcrest, Sunshine at Quill, San Antonio. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    171,000
Hwy. 3 at Hwy. 1765, Texas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    184,000
Hwy 377 at Bursey Road, Watauga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    274,000

LOUISIANA, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  1,480,000
U.S. Hwy. 171 at Parish, DeRidder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    462,000
Ambassador Caffery Pkwy. at Congress St., Lafayette. . . . . . . . .                    196,000
Woodland Hwy., Plaquemines Parish (5%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    822,000  *


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UNIMPROVED LAND (CONT'D.)

ARIZONA, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     606,000
Dysart Rd. at McDowell Rd., Avondale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     240,000
Warner Rd. at Val Vista, Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     366,000

COLORADO, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     507,000
Jordan Rd. at Lincoln Ave., Parker (38%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     326,000  *
Smokey Hill Rd. at S. Picadilly St. , Aurora . . . . . . . . . . . .                     136,000  *
Hwy. 86 at Elizabeth St., Elizabeth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      45,000  *

ILLINOIS, TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      34,000
Lincoln Place Centre, SBI Rt. 159 at Matilda , Fairview Heights (99%)                     34,000  *


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                    ALL PROPERTIES-BY LOCATION

GRAND TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27,779,000    112,293,000
Houston & Harris County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11,098,000     43,303,000
Texas (excluding Houston & Harris County). . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8,679,000     34,157,000
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1,343,000      6,984,000
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1,157,000      4,559,000
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1,058,000      5,339,000
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     893,000      3,787,000
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     702,000      3,173,000
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     699,000      1,554,000
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     596,000      2,322,000
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     466,000      2,231,000
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     338,000      1,101,000
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     316,000      1,394,000
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     217,000      1,409,000
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     124,000        482,000
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      93,000        498,000


                  ALL PROPERTIES-BY CLASSIFICATION

GRAND TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27,779,000    112,293,000
Shopping Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21,150,000     87,114,000
Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6,272,000     16,254,000
Multi-Family Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     236,000        595,000
Office Building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     121,000        171,000
Unimproved Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  8,159,000

<FN>

Note:   Total square footage includes 8,041,000 square feet of land leased and
        450,000  square  feet  of  building  leased  from  others.

     *  Denotes  partial ownership.  WRI's interest  is 50% except  where noted.
        The square  feet  figures  represent  WRI's  proportionate  ownership  of
        the entire  property.





     General.  In 1999, no single property accounted for more than 2.9% of WRI's
total  assets  or  2.6%  of  gross revenues.  Four properties, in the aggregate,
represented  approximately  9.27%  of  our  gross  revenues  for  the year ended
December  31,  1999;  otherwise,  none of the remaining properties accounted for
more  than  1.9%  of  our  gross  revenues during the same period.  The weighted
average  occupancy  rate  for  all of our improved properties as of December 31,
1999  was  91.3%.

     Substantially  all  of our properties are owned directly by WRI (subject in
some  cases  to  mortgages),  although our interests in some properties are held
indirectly  through  interests  in joint ventures or under long-term leases.  In
our opinion, our properties are well maintained and in good repair, suitable for
their  intended  uses,  and  adequately  covered  by  insurance.

     Shopping  Centers.  As  of  December  31, 1999, WRI owned or operated under
long-term  leases,  either  directly or through its interests in joint ventures,
187  shopping  centers  with  approximately 21.1 million square feet of building
area.  The  shopping  centers  were  located  predominantly  in Texas with other
locations  in  Louisiana,  Arizona,  Nevada,  Arkansas,  New  Mexico,  Oklahoma,
Tennessee,  Kansas,  Colorado,  Missouri,  Illinois,  Florida  and  Maine.

     WRI's shopping centers are primarily community shopping centers which range
in  size  from 100,000 to 400,000 square feet, as distinguished from small strip
centers  which  generally  contain  5,000  to  25,000 square feet and from large
regional  enclosed malls which generally contain over 500,000 square feet.  Most
of  the  centers  do  not have climatized common areas but are designed to allow
retail customers to park their automobiles in close proximity to any retailer in
the center.  Our centers are customarily constructed of masonry, steel and glass
and  all  have  lighted, paved parking areas which are typically landscaped with
berms,  trees  and shrubs.  They are generally located at major intersections in
close  proximity  to neighborhoods which have existing populations sufficient to
support  retail  activities  of  the  types  conducted  in  our  centers.

     We  have  approximately 4,200 separate leases with 3,300 different tenants,
including  national  and  regional  supermarket  chains,  drug  stores, discount
department  stores,  junior  department  stores,  other nationally or regionally
known  stores  and  a  great variety of other regional and local retailers.  The
large  number  of  locations  offered by WRI and the types of traditional anchor
tenants help attract prospective new tenants.  Some of the national and regional
supermarket chains which are tenants in our centers include Albertson's, Fiesta,
Smith's,  H.E.B.,  Kroger Company, Randall's Food Markets, Fry's Food Stores and
Safeway.  In  addition  to  these  supermarket  chains,  WRI's  nationally  and
regionally  known  retail  store  tenants  include  Eckerd,  Walgreen  and  Osco
drugstores;  Kmart  discount  stores;  Bealls,  Palais Royal and Weiner's junior
department  stores;  Marshall's,  Office Depot, Office Max, Babies 'R' Us, Ross,
Stein  Mart  and  T.J.  Maxx  off-price specialty stores; Luby's, Piccadilly and
Furr's  cafeterias;  Academy  sporting  goods;  FAO Schwarz toy store; Cost Plus
Imports;  Linens  'N  Things; Barnes & Noble bookstore; Home Depot; CompUSA; and
the  following  restaurant chains:  Arby's, Burger King, Champ's, Church's Fried
Chicken, Dairy Queen, Domino's, Jack-in-the-Box, CiCi Pizza, Long John Silver's,
McDonald's,  Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Pizza Hut, Shoney's, Steak & Ale,
Taco  Bell  and Whataburger.  We also lease space in 3,000 to 10,000 square foot
areas  to  national chains such as the Limited Store, The Gap, One Price Stores,
Eddie  Bauer  and  Radio  Shack.

     WRI's  shopping center leases have lease terms generally ranging from three
to  five  years for tenant space under 5,000 square feet and from 10 to 35 years
for  tenant  space  over 10,000 square feet.  Leases with primary lease terms in
excess  of  10  years,  generally for anchor and out-parcels, frequently contain
renewal  options  which allow the tenant to extend the term of the lease for one
or  more  additional  periods,  with  each of these periods generally being of a
shorter  duration  than  the primary lease term.  The rental rates paid during a
renewal  period  are  generally based upon the rental rate for the primary term,
sometimes  adjusted for inflation or for the amount of the tenant's sales during
the  primary  term.

     Most  of  our  leases  provide  for the monthly payment in advance of fixed
minimum  rentals,  the  tenants'  pro  rata share of ad valorem taxes, insurance
(including  fire  and extended coverage, rent insurance and liability insurance)
and  common area maintenance for the center (based on estimates of the costs for
these  items).  They also provide for the payment of additional rentals based on
a  percentage  of  the  tenants'  sales.  Utilities are generally paid  directly



by tenants except where common metering exists with  respect  to  a  center.  In
this  case,  WRI  makes  the  payments  for  the  utilities  and  is  reimbursed
by  the  tenants  on  a  monthly  basis.  Generally,  our  leases  prohibit the
tenant from assigning or subletting its space.  They  also  require  the  tenant
to  use  its  space  for  the  purpose  designated in its lease agreement and to
operate  its  business on a continuous basis.  Some of the lease agreements with
major  tenants  contain  modifications  of these basic provisions in view of the
financial condition, stability or desirability of those tenants.  Where a tenant
is granted the right to assign its space, the lease agreement generally provides
that  the  original  lessee  will  remain  liable  for  the payment of the lease
obligations  under  that  lease  agreement.

     During  1999,  we  added  approximately  2.8  million  square  feet  to our
portfolio  of properties through acquisitions and another .4 million square feet
of  space  through  development.  Regarding  the  retail portfolio, we purchased
three  anchored  shopping centers in Texas, a supermarket-anchored retail center
in  Florida  and  a building adjacent to one of our shopping centers in Houston,
Texas.  We also purchased our joint venture partner's 77% interest in a shopping
center  in  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico  and  executed a lease on a retail center in
Ballwin,  Missouri,  a  suburb  of  St. Louis.  These transactions increased our
retail  portfolio  by  1.4 million square feet of building area and represent an
investment  of  $107.3  million.

     With  respect  to new development, construction was completed on .1 million
square  feet  of  retail  space.  WRI  currently  has seven retail centers under
development  and  has  investments  in  three additional retail centers in joint
ventures  with  our  Denver-based  development  partner.

     Industrial  Properties.  At  December  31,  1999,  WRI  owned a total of 50
industrial  projects.  During  1999,  we  purchased twelve facilities, including
seven  facilities  in  the  Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and our first industrial
project in Las Vegas, Nevada. We also acquired three buildings in Austin, Texas,
and  one  facility  in  Houston, Texas.  These projects added 1.4 million square
feet  to  the industrial portfolio and represent an investment of $43.2 million.

     During  1999,  WRI  completed  the  development  of  one 52,500 square foot
building  of  a  three-building  office/service facility in Houston, Texas.  The
remaining  two  buildings  are  currently  under  development.

     In December 1999, WRI sold seven industrial properties totaling 2.0 million
square  feet  of  building  area  to  a joint venture in which we retained a 20%
ownership  interest, with the other 80% purchased by American National Insurance
Company.

     Office  Building.  We own a seven-story, 121,000 square foot masonry office
building  with  a  detached,  covered,  three-level  parking  garage situated on
171,000  square  feet  of  land fronting on North Loop 610 West in Houston.  The
building  serves  as  our headquarters.  Other than WRI, the major tenant of the
building  is  Bank  of America, which currently occupies 9% of the office space.

     Multi-family  Residential  Properties.  WRI  completed  development  of  a
260-unit  luxury  apartment complex within a multi-use master-planned project we
developed in a suburb north of Houston.  An unrelated Houston-based multi-family
operator  manages  the  property  on  our  behalf.

     Unimproved  Land.  At December 31, 1999, WRI owned, directly or through its
interest  in  a  joint  venture,  31  parcels  of  unimproved  land  aggregating
approximately  8.2 million square feet of land area located in Texas, Louisiana,
Arizona,  Colorado  and  Illinois.  These  properties  include approximately 2.6
million  square  feet  of  land  adjacent  to  certain of our existing developed
properties,  which  may  be used for expansion of these developments, as well as
approximately  5.6  million  square  feet  of  land,  which  may be used for new
development.  Almost  all of these unimproved properties are served by roads and
utilities and are ready for development.  Most of these parcels are suitable for
development  as  shopping  centers  or  industrial  projects, and WRI intends to
emphasize  the  development  of  these  parcels  for  such  purpose.

     In  December  1999, WRI and WRI Holdings, Inc., an affiliated company, sold
28.5  acres  and  102.6  acres,  respectively,  of  undeveloped land to American
National  Insurance Company with WRI retaining the right to co-develop this land
with  American  National.




ITEM  3.  LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS

     There  are  no  material  pending  legal  proceedings,  other than ordinary
routine  litigation  incidental  to  its  business  or  litigation we believe is
substantially  covered  by insurance, to which WRI is a party or to which any of
its  properties  are  subject.

ITEM  4.  SUBMISSION  OF  MATTERS  TO  A  VOTE  OF  SHAREHOLDERS

     None.




                      EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

     The  following  table  sets  forth  certain information with respect to the
executive  officers  of  WRI as of February 22, 2000.  All executive officers of
WRI  are  elected  annually  by  our Board of Trust Managers and serve until the
successors  are  elected  and  qualified.




              Name                    Age           Position
                                     
      Stanford Alexander. . . . . . .  71  Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
      Martin Debrovner. . . . . . . .  63  Vice Chairman
      Andrew M. Alexander . . . . . .  43  President
      Joseph W. Robertson, Jr.. . . .  52  Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
      Stephen C. Richter. . . . . . .  45  Senior Vice President/Financial
                                             Administration and Treasurer



     Mr. S. Alexander is WRI's Chairman and its Chief Executive Officer.  He has
been  employed  by  WRI  since 1955 and has served in his present capacity since
January  1, 1993.  Prior to becoming Chairman, Mr. Alexander served as President
and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  WRI since 1962.  Mr. Alexander is President,
Chief  Executive  Officer  and  a  Trust Manager of Weingarten Properties Trust.

     Mr.  Debrovner  became Vice Chairman of WRI on February 25, 1997.  Prior to
assuming  such  position,  Mr. Debrovner served as President and Chief Operating
Officer  since January 1, 1993.  Mr. Debrovner served as President of Weingarten
Realty Management Company since WRI's reorganization in December 1984.  Prior to
such  time,  Mr.  Debrovner  was  an  employee  of WRI for 17 years, holding the
positions of Senior Vice President from 1980 until March 1984 and Executive Vice
President  until  December 1984.  As Executive Vice President, Mr. Debrovner was
generally  responsible  for  WRI's  operations.  Mr.  Debrovner  is also a Trust
Manager  of  Weingarten  Properties  Trust.

     Mr.  A.  Alexander  became President of WRI on February 25, 1997.  Prior to
his  present  position,  Mr.  Alexander  was  Executive  Vice  President/Asset
Management  of WRI and President of Weingarten Realty Management Company.  Prior
to  such  time,  Mr. Alexander was Senior Vice President/Asset Management of the
Management  Company.  He also served as Vice President of the Management Company
and,  prior  to WRI's reorganization in December 1984, was Vice President and an
employee  of  WRI  since  1978.  Mr.  Alexander has been primarily involved with
leasing  operations  at  both  WRI and the Management Company.  Mr. Alexander is
also  a  Trust  Manager of Weingarten Properties Trust and a Director of Academy
Sports  and  Outdoors,  Inc.

     Mr.  Robertson  became  Executive  Vice  President  of  WRI  and  its Chief
Financial  Officer  on  January  1,  1993.  Prior  to  becoming  Executive  Vice
President,  Mr.  Robertson  served  as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer  since  1980.  He has been with WRI since 1971.  Mr. Robertson is also a
Trust  Manager  of  Weingarten  Properties  Trust.

     Mr.  Richter  became  Senior  Vice  President/Financial  Administration and
Treasurer on January 1, 1997.  Prior to his present position, Mr. Richter served
as Vice President/Financial Administration and Treasurer of WRI since January 1,
1993.  For  the  five  years  prior  to  that  time,  he  served  as  Vice
President/Financial  Administration  and  Treasurer  of  the Management Company.




                                     PART II

ITEM  5.  MARKET  FOR  REGISTRANT'S  COMMON  SHARES  OF  BENEFICIAL INTEREST AND
          RELATED  SHAREHOLDER  MATTERS

WRI's  common  shares are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under
the  symbol  "WRI".  The  number of holders of record of our common shares as of
February  22,  2000  was  3,324.  The  high and low sale prices per share of our
common  shares,  as  reported on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape, and
dividends  per  share  paid  for  the fiscal quarters indicated were as follows:



                HIGH         LOW        DIVIDENDS
              ---------    ---------    ---------
                               
1999:
  Fourth. . . $ 39 3/8     $  37        $   0.71
  Third . . .   42 7/16       37 1/4        0.71
  Second. . .   43 7/16       38 1/4        0.71
  First . . .   45 5/8        38 3/8        0.71

1998:
  Fourth. . . $ 46 7/8     $  39 3/4    $   0.67
  Third . . .   43            35 15/16      0.67
  Second. . .   44 15/16      40 5/8        0.67
  First . . .   45 5/8        43 7/8        0.67





ITEM  6.  SELECTED  FINANCIAL  DATA

The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial data with respect
to  WRI  and should be read in conjunction with "Item 7. Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," the Consolidated
Financial Statements and accompanying Notes in "Item 8. Financial Statements and
Supplementary  Data" and the financial schedules included elsewhere in this Form
10-K.



                                                (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                            Years Ended December 31,
                                              1999         1998         1997        1996       1995
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------
                                                                              
Revenues (primarily real estate rentals). $  230,469   $  198,467   $  174,512   $151,123   $134,197
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------
Expenses:
    Depreciation and amortization . . . .     49,612       41,946       37,976     33,769     30,060
    Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     33,186       33,654       30,009     21,975     16,707
    Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     71,947       61,995       54,888     47,004     42,614
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------
         Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . .    154,745      137,595      122,873    102,748     89,381
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------
Income before gain (loss) on sales of
  property and securities and
  extraordinary charge. . . . . . . . . .     75,724       60,872       51,639     48,375     44,816
Gain (loss) on sales of property and
  securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     20,596          885        3,327      5,563        (14)
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------
Income before extraordinary charge. . . .     96,320       61,757       54,966     53,938     44,802
Extraordinary charge (early retirement
  of debt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (190)      (1,392)
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $   96,130   $   60,365   $   54,966   $ 53,938   $ 44,802
                                          ===========  ===========  ===========  =========  =========
Net income available to common
  shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $   76,537   $   54,484   $   54,966   $ 53,938   $ 44,802
                                          ===========  ===========  ===========  =========  =========

Cash flows from operations . . . . . . .  $  118,476   $   97,464   $   89,902   $ 76,299   $ 72,498
                                          ===========  ===========  ===========  =========  =========

Per share data - basic:
    Income before extraordinary charge .  $     2.88   $     2.09   $     2.06   $   2.03   $   1.69
    Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $     2.87   $     2.04   $     2.06   $   2.03   $   1.69
    Weighted average number of shares. .      26,690       26,667       26,638     26,555     26,464

Per share data - diluted:
    Income before extraordinary charge .  $     2.86   $     2.08   $     2.05   $   2.03   $   1.69
    Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $     2.85   $     2.03   $     2.05   $   2.03   $   1.69
    Weighted average number of shares. .      26,890       26,869       26,771     26,598     26,493

Cash dividends per common share. . . . .  $     2.84   $     2.68   $     2.56   $   2.48   $   2.40

Property (at cost) . . . . . . . . . . .  $1,514,139   $1,294,632   $1,118,758   $970,418   $849,894
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $1,309,396   $1,107,043   $  946,793   $831,097   $734,824
Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  594,185   $  516,366   $  507,366   $389,225   $289,339

Other data:
Funds from operations (1)
      Net income available to common
       shareholders. . . . . . . . . . .  $   76,537   $   54,484   $   54,966   $ 53,938   $ 44,802
      Depreciation and amortization. . .      49,256       41,580       37,544     33,414     29,813
      (Gain) loss on sales of property
       and securities. . . . . . . . . .     (20,596)        (885)      (3,327)    (5,563)        14
Extraordinary charge (early retirement
  of debt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         190        1,392
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------
         Total . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  105,387   $   96,571   $   89,183   $ 81,789   $ 74,629
                                          ===========  ===========  ===========  =========  =========

<FN>

(1)  Funds  from  operations does not represent cash flows from operations as defined by generally
     accepted  accounting  principles  and  should not be considered as an alternative to net income
     as an indicator of WRI's operating performance or to cash flows as a  measure  of  liquidity.





ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF  OPERATIONS

The  following  discussion  should  be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial  statements  and notes thereto and the comparative summary of selected
financial  data  appearing  elsewhere  in  this  report.  Historical results and
trends  which  might  appear  should  not  be  taken  as  indicative  of  future
operations.

Weingarten  Realty  Investors  owned  or  operated  under  long-term  leases 187
shopping centers, 50 industrial properties, one multi-family residential project
and  one office building at December 31, 1999.  Of our 239 developed properties,
179  are  located  in  Texas  (including 100 in Houston and Harris County).  Our
remaining  properties  are  located in Louisiana (11), Arizona (11), Nevada (8),
Arkansas  (6), New Mexico (5), Oklahoma (4), Tennessee (4), Kansas (3), Colorado
(3),  Missouri  (2),  Illinois  (1),  Florida (1) and Maine (1).  WRI has nearly
4,200  leases and 3,300 different tenants.  Leases for our properties range from
less  than a year for smaller spaces to over 25 years for larger tenants; leases
generally  include  minimum lease payments and contingent rentals for payment of
taxes,  insurance and maintenance and for an amount based on a percentage of the
tenants'  sales.  The  majority  of  our  anchor  tenants  are  supermarkets,
drugstores,  value-oriented  apparel  and  discount  stores and other retailers,
which  generally  sell  basic  necessity-type  items.

CAPITAL  RESOURCES  AND  LIQUIDITY

WRI  anticipates  that  cash  flows  from  operating activities will continue to
provide  adequate  capital  for  all  dividend  payments in accordance with REIT
requirements.  Cash  on  hand,  internally-generated cash flow, borrowings under
our  existing  credit  facilities,  issuance  of  unsecured  debt and the use of
project  financing,  as well as other debt and equity alternatives, will provide
the necessary capital to achieve growth.  Cash flow from operating activities as
reported  in  the  Statements  of  Consolidated  Cash  Flows increased to $118.5
million  for  1999  from  $97.5  million  for  1998  and $89.9 million for 1997.

Common  and  preferred dividends increased to $95.4 million in 1999, compared to
$77.3  million  in  1998  and  $68.2  million  in  1997.  WRI satisfied its REIT
requirement  of distributing at least 95% of ordinary taxable income for each of
the  three years ended December 31, 1999, and, accordingly, federal income taxes
were  not  required  to  be  paid  in these years.  Our dividend payout ratio on
common  equity  for  1999,  1998  and  1997 approximated 71.9%, 74.4% and 76.4%,
respectively,  based  on  funds  from  operations  for  the  applicable  year.

WRI  invested  $150.5 million in acquisitions in 1999, adding 2.8 million square
feet  to  its  portfolio  of  properties.  Regarding  the  retail  portfolio, we
purchased  three  anchored  shopping  centers  in  Texas, a supermarket-anchored
retail  center in Florida and a building adjacent to one of our shopping centers
in  Houston,  Texas.  We also purchased our joint venture partner's 77% interest
in  a  shopping  center in Santa Fe, New Mexico and executed a lease on a retail
center  in  Ballwin,  Missouri,  a  suburb  of  St.  Louis.  These  transactions
increased  our  retail portfolio by 1.4 million square feet of building area and
represent  an  investment  of  $107.3  million.

WRI currently owns a total of 50 industrial projects.  During 1999, we purchased
twelve properties, including seven facilities in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex
and  our  first  industrial project in Las Vegas, Nevada. We also acquired three
buildings  in Austin, Texas, and one facility in Houston, Texas.  These projects
added  1.4  million  square  feet  to  the industrial portfolio and represent an
investment  of  $43.2  million.  In  December  1999,  we  sold  seven industrial
properties  totaling  2.0  million  square  feet  to a joint venture in which we
retained  20% ownership, with the remainder owned by American National Insurance
Company.  Additionally,  American  National  purchased  131 acres of undeveloped
land in our Railwood Industrial Park.  WRI retained the right to co-develop this
land  with  American  National.  WRI  owned  28.5  acres  of  this  land and WRI
Holdings,  Inc.,  an affiliated entity, owned 102.6 acres.  The proceeds of $8.1
million  received  by  WRI  Holdings were remitted to WRI in payment of mortgage
bonds  and  notes.  Including  the  payment  received  from  WRI Holdings, these
transactions  provided  WRI with $21 million of cash and a six-month $33 million
note  receivable  from  American  National.  We  have  retained  the leasing and
management  of  the  properties  and  also  contracted  to  lease  and manage an
additional  1.4  million  square  feet of Houston industrial properties owned by
American  National.

With  respect  to  new  development,  construction  was  completed on retail and
industrial  space  totaling  .2  million  square feet.  An additional .2 million
square feet was added with the completion of a 260-unit luxury apartment complex
within  a  multi-use  master-planned  project WRI developed in a suburb north of
Houston.  WRI  currently  has  several  other  facilities  under  development,
including  seven  retail  centers, an industrial office/service center and three
additional  retail  centers  in joint ventures with our Denver-based development
partner.  The  projects  under  construction  or  completed in 1999 represent an
estimated  investment  by  WRI  of  approximately  $77  million  and will add .9
million  square  feet  to  our  portfolio.




Additionally,  WRI  has  an  ongoing  program for maintaining and renovating its
existing  portfolio  of  properties.  Capitalized expenditures for acquisitions,
new  development  and  additions  to  the  existing portfolio were, in millions,
$224.3,  $176.5 and $152.6 during 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.  All of the
acquisitions  and  new  development  during  1999 were either initially financed
under  WRI's  revolving  credit  facility,  funded  with excess cash balances or
funded  with  excess  cash  flow  from  our  existing  portfolio  of properties.

In  January  1999, we issued $115 million of 7.0% Series C cumulative redeemable
preferred  shares  with  a liquidation preference of $50 per share and no stated
maturity.  We  can  elect  to  redeem these shares anytime after March 15, 2004.
The Series C preferred shares are redeemable by the holder only upon their death
and  are also redeemable in either cash or common shares at WRI's option.  There
are  limitations  on  the  number of shares per shareholder and in the aggregate
that  may  be redeemed per year.  The proceeds of this offering were used to pay
down  all  amounts  outstanding under our revolving credit facilities and retire
$82  million  of  variable-rate,  unsecured  medium  term notes, resulting in an
extraordinary loss of $.2 million.  Any redemption of preferred shares initiated
by  WRI  must  be  funded with proceeds from an offering of additional common or
preferred  shares.

In  July  1999,  WRI  issued $20 million of ten-year 7.35% fixed-rate, unsecured
medium  term  notes.  Including the effect of a loss of $1.2 million on the sale
of  Treasury  locks, which were designated as a hedge against future issuance of
fixed-rate  notes,  the  effective  interest  rate  is  8.0%.

In  January  2000,  WRI  issued  $10.5  million  of  ten-year  8.25% fixed-rate,
unsecured  medium term notes.  In connection with this debt issuance, we entered
into  a  ten-year  interest  rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $10.5
million  to  swap  8.25%  fixed-rate  interest  for  floating-rate  interest.

WRI  has  a  $200  million  unsecured revolving credit facility which expires in
November  of  2000.  WRI has an annual option to request a one-year extension of
the  commitment.  Upon  expiration,  we  have  an  option  to  convert  amounts
outstanding  under  the  facility to a term loan payable over a two-year period.
Additionally,  WRI  has  an  unsecured and uncommitted overnight credit facility
totaling $20 million to be used for cash management purposes.  WRI will maintain
adequate funds available under the $200 million revolving credit facility at all
times  to cover the outstanding balance under the $20 million facility.  WRI has
three  interest  rate  swap  contracts  with an aggregate notional amount of $40
million  which  fix  interest  rates  on  variable-rate  debt at 8.1% and expire
through  2004.

Subsequent  to  year-end,  WRI  finalized  an  additional $100 million revolving
credit  agreement with a major bank.  This one-year facility became effective on
March  1, 2000 and is renewable at our option for an additional two-year period.
We  also filed a new $400 million shelf registration statement in August of this
year,  all  of  which  was  available  at  year-end.

Total  debt  outstanding  increased  to $594.2 million at December 31, 1999 from
$516.4  million  at  December  31,  1998, primarily to fund acquisitions and new
development.  WRI  will  continue  to  closely  monitor both the debt and equity
markets and carefully consider its available alternatives, including both public
and  private  placements.

FUNDS  FROM  OPERATIONS

Industry  analysts generally consider funds from operations to be an appropriate
measure  of  the  performance  of  an  equity  REIT  since such measure does not
recognize  depreciation  and  amortization  of  real  estate assets as operating
expenses.  Management  believes  that  reductions  for  these  charges  are  not
meaningful  in  evaluating  income-producing real estate, which historically has
not  depreciated.  The  National  Association  of  Real Estate Investment Trusts
defines  funds  from operations as net income plus depreciation and amortization
of  real estate assets, less gains and losses on sales of properties. Funds from
operations does not represent cash flows from operations as defined by generally
accepted accounting principles and should not be considered as an alternative to
net  income as an indicator of WRI's operating performance or to cash flows as a
measure  of  liquidity.

Funds  from operations increased to $105.4 million in 1999, as compared to $96.6
million  in 1998 and $89.2 million in 1997.  These increases relate primarily to
the  impact of WRI's acquisitions, new developments and activity at its existing
properties.  For  further  information on changes between years, see "Results of
Operations"  below.




RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS

Rental  revenues  increased 15.7%, or $30.6 million, from $194.6 million in 1998
to $225.2 million in 1999 and by 15.1%, or $25.6 million, from $169.0 million in
1997.  Of these increases, property acquisitions and new development contributed
$24.8 million in 1999 and $18.4 million in 1998.  The remaining portion of these
increases  is  due  to  activity  at  our existing properties.  Occupancy of our
shopping  centers, industrial properties and total portfolio decreased to 91% at
December  31, 1999 from 93% at the end of 1998.  This is primarily the result of
the  loss  of  certain  large tenants in the latter half of the year.  Among the
larger  losses  were Builders Square, which occupied a 105,000 square foot space
in Corpus Christi, Texas, a 91,500 square foot Kmart in Houston, Texas, a 63,000
square  foot  Service Merchandise in Lake Charles, Louisiana and a 60,000 square
foot  Pay  &  Save in Lubbock, Texas.  In 1999, we completed 894 renewals or new
leases  comprising 4.8 million square feet at an average rental rate increase of
9.5%.  Net  of  the  amortized portion of capital costs for tenant improvements,
the increase averaged 5.9%. Occupancy of our total portfolio increased to 93% at
December  31,  1998  from  92%  at  the  end  of 1997. In 1998, we completed 830
renewals  or  new leases comprising 3.4 million square feet at an average rental
rate increase of 5.8%.  Net of the amortized portion of capital costs for tenant
improvements,  the  increase  averaged  3.2%.

Interest  income  totaled  $3.1  million  in 1999, $2.1 million in 1998 and $2.5
million  in 1997.  The increase in income in 1999 is due to the funding of loans
to  our  joint  venture partners.  The decrease from 1997 to 1998 was due to the
sale  of $12.2 million of marketable debt securities during the first quarter of
1998.

Equity  in  earnings  of real estate joint ventures and partnerships totaled $.2
million  in 1999, $.3 million in 1998 and $1.0 million in 1997.  The decrease in
1999  and  1998 is due to the purchase at December 31, 1997 of our joint venture
partner's  85%  interest  in four shopping centers and the purchase of our joint
venture  partner's  77%  interest  in  a  shopping  center  in  July  1999.

Direct  costs  and  expenses of operating our properties (i.e., operating and ad
valorem  tax  expenses) increased to $64.4 million in 1999 from $54.8 million in
1998  and  $49.2 million in 1997.  These increases are primarily due to property
acquired  and  developed  during these periods.  Overall, direct operating costs
and  expenses  as  a percentage of rental revenues were 29% in 1999, 28% in 1998
and  29% in 1997.  Depreciation and amortization have increased to $49.6 million
in  1999  from $41.9 million in 1998 and $38.0 million in 1997, also as a result
of  the  properties  acquired  and  developed during these periods.  General and
administrative  expense  has increased to $7.5 million in 1999 from $7.1 million
in  1998  and $5.6 million in 1997.  The increase in 1998 results primarily from
the  adoption  of  a  new  Emerging  Issues  Task Force consensus decision which
required  that  internal  costs  of identifying and acquiring operating property
incurred  subsequent to March 19, 1998 be expensed.  WRI realized an increase in
expense  of  $1.1  million  in  1998  due to the adoption of this standard.  The
remainder  of  the increase in 1998 and the majority of the increase in 1999 are
due  to  normal  compensation increases as well as slight increases in staffing.

Gross interest costs, before capitalization of interest to development projects,
increased from $35.0 million in 1998 to $35.9 million in 1999.  This increase in
interest cost was due mainly to an increase in the average debt outstanding from
$492.2  million  for  1998  to  $501.6  million  for 1999.  The weighted-average
interest  rate increased from 7.11% in 1998 to 7.15% in 1999.  Interest expense,
net  of  amounts  capitalized,  decreased  $.5 million from 1998.  The amount of
interest capitalized increased to $2.7 million in 1999 from $1.4 million in 1998
due  to  an  increase  in  the  amount  of development activity during the year.
Comparing  1998  to  1997,  gross interest costs increased from $30.8 million in
1997  to $35.0 million in 1998.  This was due to an increase in the average debt
outstanding  from  $422.9  million  in  1997  to  $492.2  million  in 1998.  The
weighted-average  interest  rate decreased between the two periods from 7.27% in
1997  to 7.11% in 1998.  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, increased
$3.6  million  from  1997.  The  amount of interest capitalized increased by $.6
million  in 1998 due to an increase in the amount of development activity during
the  year.  Included  in interest expense during 1997 was $.7 million related to
repurchase  agreements  collateralized  by  our  investment  in  marketable debt
securities  which  were  sold  during  the  first  quarter  of  1998.

The  gain on sale of $20.6 million in 1999 was due primarily to the sale of 28.5
acres  of  undeveloped land and an 80% interest in certain industrial properties
to  American  National  Insurance  Company.




EFFECTS  OF  INFLATION

The  rate of inflation was relatively unchanged in 1999.  WRI has structured its
leases,  however,  in  such  a  way  as  to  remain  largely  unaffected  should
significant  inflation  occur.  Most  of  the  leases  contain  percentage  rent
provisions whereby WRI receives rentals based on the tenants' gross sales.  Many
leases  provide  for  increasing  minimum rentals during the terms of the leases
through  escalation provisions.  In addition, many of WRI's leases are for terms
of  less  than  ten  years,  which allows WRI to adjust rental rates to changing
market  conditions  when  the  leases  expire.  Most of WRI's leases require the
tenants  to  pay  their proportionate share of operating expenses and ad valorem
taxes.  As  a  result  of these lease provisions, increases due to inflation, as
well  as  ad  valorem  tax  rate  increases, generally do not have a significant
adverse  effect  upon  WRI's  operating  results.

NEW  ACCOUNTING  PRONOUNCEMENTS

In  June  1998, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting
for  Derivative  Instruments and Hedging Activities" was issued.  This statement
requires  that  an  entity  recognize  all  derivatives  as  either  assets  or
liabilities  and  measure  the  instruments  at  fair value.  The accounting for
changes  in  fair value of a derivative depends upon its intended use.  WRI will
adopt the provisions of this statement in the first quarter of fiscal year 2001.
WRI  is  still evaluating the effects of adopting this statement, however, we do
not  expect  the impact to be material to our operating results or our financial
position.

In  December  1999,  the  SEC  Staff  Accounting  Bulletin  No.  101,  "Revenue
Recognition  in  Financial  Statements" was issued.  This bulletin requires that
revenue  based  on  a  percentage of tenants' sales be recognized only after the
tenant  exceeds  their  sales  breakpoint.  Implementation  of  this bulletin is
expected  to  reduce  revenue  by  $.6  million  in  2000.

YEAR  2000

Based  on a review of our mission critical and non-mission critical software and
hardware,  we concluded that our company's systems were Year 2000 compliant.  No
significant  problems  related to the Year 2000 were experienced or are expected
in  the future.  Our major tenants, financial institutions and utility companies
represented  to  us  that they also were Year 2000 compliant.  While we have not
been  affected  by  any  Year 2000 issues experienced by these third parties, we
have  no  guarantee  that  these third-party systems will continue to operate as
represented.

FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS

This  Annual Report includes certain forward-looking statements reflecting WRI's
expectations  in the near term that involve a number of risks and uncertainties;
however, many factors may materially affect the actual results, including demand
for  our  properties, changes in rental and occupancy rates, changes in property
operating  costs,  interest  rate fluctuations, and changes in local and general
economic conditions.  Accordingly, there is no assurance that WRI's expectations
will  be  realized.

ITEM  7A.  QUANTITATIVE  AND  QUALITATIVE  DISCLOSURE  ABOUT  MARKET  RISK

WRI  uses  fixed  and  floating-rate  debt  to finance its capital requirements.
These  transactions  expose  WRI  to  market risk related to changes in interest
rates.  Derivative  financial  instruments  are used to manage a portion of this
risk.  We  do  not  engage in the trading of derivative financial instruments in
the  normal  course of business.  During 1998, we entered into and settled three
forward  Treasury lock agreements with a total notional amount of $85 million as
a  hedge against potential changes in interest rates of prospective issuances of
fixed-rate  debt.  Amounts  paid  or received upon settlement of these contracts
are deferred and amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the life of
the  fixed-rate  debt.  At  December 31, 1999, WRI had fixed-rate debt of $499.9
million  and variable-rate debt of $94.3 million, after adjusting for the effect
of  interest  rate  swaps.  We  also had variable-rate notes receivable totaling
$44.8  million  at  year-end.  In the event that interest rates were to increase
100  basis  points,  the  fair  value of fixed-rate debt would decrease by $21.8
million  and  net  income,  funds  from  operations  and future cash flows would
decrease  $.5  million  based  upon  the variable-rate debt and notes receivable
outstanding  at  December  31,  1999.




ITEM  8.  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  SUPPLEMENTARY  DATA



INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS'  REPORT

To  the  Board  of  Trust  Managers  and  Shareholders  of
     Weingarten  Realty  Investors:

     We  have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Weingarten
Realty  Investors  (the  "Company")  as  of  December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the
related  statements of consolidated income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows
for  each  of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999.  Our audits
also  included the financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 14.
These  financial  statements  and  financial  statement  schedules  are  the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an
opinion  on  the financial statements and financial statement schedules based on
our  audits.

     We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and  significant estimates made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a  reasonable  basis  for  our opinion.

     In  our  opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in
all  material respects, the financial position of Weingarten Realty Investors at
December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for  each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999 in conformity
with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  Also,  in  our opinion, such
financial  statement  schedules,  when  considered  in  relation  to  the  basic
consolidated  financial  statements  taken  as  a  whole,  present fairly in all
material  respects  the  information  set  forth  therein.





DELOITTE  &  TOUCHE  LLP

Houston,  Texas
February  22,  2000









                        STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME
                 (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

                                                         Years Ended December 31,
                                                     -------------------------------
                                                       1999       1998       1997
                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                  
Revenues:
  Rentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $225,244   $194,624   $169,041
  Interest:
    Affiliates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     2,403      1,578      1,434
    Securities and Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . .       721        511      1,053
  Equity in earnings of real estate joint ventures
    and partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       213        342      1,003
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     1,888      1,412      1,981
                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------

        Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   230,469    198,467    174,512
                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------

Expenses:
  Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . .    49,612     41,946     37,976
  Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    36,112     30,413     27,131
  Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    33,186     33,654     30,009
  Ad valorem taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    28,323     24,436     22,110
  General and administrative. . . . . . . . . . . .     7,512      7,146      5,647
                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------

        Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   154,745    137,595    122,873
                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------

Income Before Gain on Sales of Property
  and Extraordinary Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . .    75,724     60,872     51,639
Gain on Sales of Property . . . . . . . . . . . . .    20,596        885      3,327
                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
Income Before Extraordinary Charge. . . . . . . . .    96,320     61,757     54,966
Extraordinary Charge (early retirement of debt) . .      (190)    (1,392)
                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
Net Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 96,130   $ 60,365   $ 54,966
                                                     =========  =========  =========
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders . . . .  $ 76,537   $ 54,484   $ 54,966
                                                     =========  =========  =========

Net Income Per Common Share - Basic:
    Income Before Extraordinary Charge. . . . . . .  $   2.88   $   2.09   $   2.06
    Extraordinary Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (.01)      (.05)
                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
    Net Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $   2.87   $   2.04   $   2.06
                                                     =========  =========  =========

Net Income Per Common Share - Diluted:
    Income Before Extraordinary Charge. . . . . . .  $   2.86   $   2.08   $   2.05
    Extraordinary Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (.01)      (.05)
                                                     ---------  ---------  ---------
    Net Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $   2.85   $   2.03   $   2.05
                                                     =========  =========  =========


                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.






                                  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

                                                                             December 31,
                                                                       ------------------------
                                                                          1999         1998
                                                                       -----------  -----------
                              ASSETS
                                                                              
Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $1,514,139   $1,294,632
Accumulated Depreciation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (328,645)    (296,989)
                                                                       -----------  -----------
    Property - net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1,185,494      997,643
Investment in Real Estate Joint Ventures and Partnerships . . . . . .       2,006        2,741
                                                                       -----------  -----------

      Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1,187,500    1,000,384

Mortgage Bonds and Notes Receivable from:
  Real Estate Joint Ventures and Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . .      52,824       23,388
  Affiliate (net of deferred gain of $3,050 in 1999 and $4,487 in 1998)     3,907       13,444
Marketable Debt Securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   14,951
Unamortized Debt and Lease Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      29,986       25,612
Accrued Rent and Accounts Receivable (net of allowance for doubtful
  accounts of $908 in 1999 and $888 in 1998). . . . . . . . . . . . .      16,874       15,197
Cash and Cash Equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       5,842        1,672
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      12,463       12,395
                                                                       -----------  -----------

            Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $1,309,396   $1,107,043
                                                                       ===========  ===========

                LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  594,185   $  516,366
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      57,518       49,269
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      11,791        8,229
                                                                       -----------  -----------

      Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     663,494      573,864
                                                                       -----------  -----------

Commitments and Contingencies

Shareholders' Equity:
  Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest - par value, $.03 per share;
    shares authorized: 10,000
      7.44% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares of
        beneficial interest;  3,000 shares issued and outstanding;
        liquidation preference $25 per share. . . . . . . . . . . . .          90           90
      7.125% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred shares of
        beneficial interest;  3,600 shares issued and outstanding;
        liquidation preference $25 per share. . . . . . . . . . . . .         108          108
      7.0% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred shares of
        beneficial interest;  2,300 shares issued and 2,297 shares
        outstanding;  liquidation preference $50 per share. . . . . .          69
  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest - par value, $.03 per share;
    shares authorized: 150,000; shares issued and outstanding:
    26,695 in 1999 and 26,673 in 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         801          800
  Capital Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     753,030      641,180
  Accumulated Dividends in Excess of Net Income . . . . . . . . . . .    (108,193)    (108,926)
  Deferred Compensation Obligation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          (3)         (73)
                                                                       -----------  -----------
      Shareholders' Equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     645,902      533,179
                                                                       -----------  -----------

             Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,309,396   $1,107,043
                                                                       ===========  ===========


                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.








                            STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
                                    (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

                                                                Years Ended December 31,
                                                           ---------------------------------
                                                              1999        1998        1997
                                                           ----------  ----------  ----------
                                                                          
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  96,130   $  60,365   $  54,966
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
   by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . .     49,612      41,946      37,976
    Equity in earnings of real estate joint ventures and
     partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (213)       (342)     (1,003)
    Gain on sales of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (20,596)       (885)     (3,327)
    Extraordinary charge (early retirement of debt) . . .        190       1,392
    Changes in accrued rent and accounts receivable . . .     (1,532)       (621)     (2,462)
    Changes in other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (12,616)    (12,662)     (6,105)
    Changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses. . .      6,924       7,614       9,113
    Other, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        577         657         744
                                                           ----------  ----------  ----------
        Net cash provided by operating activities . . . .    118,476      97,464      89,902
                                                           ----------  ----------  ----------

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Investment in properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (198,741)   (172,470)   (136,632)
  Mortgage bonds and notes receivable:
    Advances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (8,187)    (12,598)     (1,501)
    Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      9,719       3,745       2,090
  Proceeds from sales and disposition of property . . . .     15,010       1,109      11,741
  Purchase of marketable debt securities. . . . . . . . .                (14,951)
  Proceeds from sales of marketable debt securities . . .     15,000      12,229
  Real estate joint ventures and partnerships:
    Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (1,643)       (453)        (59)
    Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        216         345         808
  Other, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         (4)        241       2,517
                                                           ----------  ----------  ----------
        Net cash used in investing activities . . . . . .   (168,630)   (182,803)   (121,036)
                                                           ----------  ----------  ----------

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of:
    Debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    124,100     136,575     104,526
    Common shares of beneficial interest. . . . . . . . .        546         301       1,325
    Preferred shares of beneficial interest . . . . . . .    111,263     159,552
  Principal payments of debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (85,532)   (134,443)     (3,644)
  Common and preferred dividends paid . . . . . . . . . .    (95,397)    (77,347)    (68,200)
  Other, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (656)       (381)       (288)
                                                           ----------  ----------  ----------
        Net cash provided by financing activities . . . .     54,324      84,257      33,719
                                                           ----------  ----------  ----------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents. . .      4,170      (1,082)      2,585
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1. . . . . . . . . .      1,672       2,754         169
                                                           ----------  ----------  ----------

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31. . . . . . . . .  $   5,842   $   1,672   $   2,754
                                                           ==========  ==========  ==========


                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.







                                 STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                              (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

                                  Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997

                                                 Preferred     Common                 Accumulated
                                                 Shares of    Shares of               Dividends in      Deferred
                                                Beneficial   Beneficial    Capital     Excess of      Compensation
                                                 Interest     Interest     Surplus     Net Income      Obligation
                                                -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------  --------------
                                                                                      
Balance, January 1, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . .             $      797   $478,911   $     (78,710)
  Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                            54,966
  Shares exchanged for property. . . . . . . . .                      1        275
  Shares issued under benefit plans. . . . . . .                      2      1,733
  Dividends declared - common shares . . . . . .                                           (68,200)
  Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                               211
                                                -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------  --------------
Balance, December 31, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . .                    800    481,130         (91,944)
  Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                            60,365
  Issuance of Series A preferred shares. . . . .$       90                  72,422
  Issuance of Series B preferred shares. . . . .       108                  86,932
  Shares issued under benefit plans. . . . . . .                               696
  Dividends declared - common shares . . . . . .                                           (71,466)
  Dividends declared - preferred shares. . . . .                                            (5,881)
  Adjustment for cumulative effect of adopting
    accounting for deferred compensation plan:
      Common shares held in plan . . . . . . . .                                                     $      (3,531)
      Deferred compensation obligation . . . . .                                                             3,458
                                                -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------  --------------
Balance, December 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . .       198          800    641,180        (108,926)            (73)
  Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                            96,130
  Issuance of Series C preferred shares. . . . .        69                 111,119
  Shares issued under benefit plans. . . . . . .                      1        883
  Dividends declared - common shares . . . . . .                                           (75,804)
  Dividends declared - preferred shares. . . . .                                           (19,593)
  Redemption of Series C preferred shares. . . .                              (152)
  Deferred compensation obligation . . . . . . .                                                                70
                                                -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------  --------------
Balance, December 31, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . .$      267   $      801   $753,030   $    (108,193)  $          (3)
                                                ===========  ===========  =========  ==============  ==============


                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.




                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE  1.  SUMMARY  OF  SIGNIFICANT  ACCOUNTING  POLICIES

Business
Weingarten Realty Investors, a Texas real estate investment trust, is engaged in
the  acquisition,  development and management of real estate, primarily anchored
neighborhood  and community shopping centers and, to a lesser extent, industrial
properties.  Over  74%  of  WRI's  properties  are  located  in  Texas, with the
remainder  located  primarily  throughout  the  southwestern  part of the United
States.  WRI's  major  tenants  include  supermarkets,  drugstores  and  other
retailers  who  generally  sell basic necessity-type commodities.  WRI currently
operates and intends to operate in the future as a real estate investment trust.

Basis  of  Presentation
The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of  WRI,  its
subsidiaries  and its interest in joint ventures and partnerships over which WRI
exercises  control.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have
been  eliminated.  Investments  in  less  than  50%-owned  joint  ventures  and
partnerships  where  WRI  does  not exercise control are accounted for using the
equity  method.

Revenue  Recognition
Rental revenue is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of
the  lease.  Revenue  from  tenant reimbursements of taxes, maintenance expenses
and  insurance  is  recognized  in  the  period the related expense is recorded.

Revenue based on a percentage of tenants' sales is estimated and accrued ratably
over  the year.  Beginning January 1, 2000, such revenue will be recognized only
after  the  tenant  exceeds  their  sales breakpoint, in accordance with the SEC
Staff  Accounting  Bulletin  No.  101,  "Revenue  Recognition  in  Financial
Statements."  Implementation  of  this bulletin is expected to reduce revenue by
$.6  million  in  2000.

Property
Real  estate  assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation, which, in
the  opinion  of  management,  is  not  in  excess  of the individual property's
estimated  undiscounted  future  cash  flows,  including estimated proceeds from
disposition.  Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method, generally
over  estimated  useful  lives  of 18-50 years for buildings and 10-20 years for
parking lot surfacing and equipment.  Major replacements are capitalized and the
replaced  asset  and corresponding accumulated depreciation are removed from the
accounts.  All  other  maintenance  and  repair  items are charged to expense as
incurred.

Capitalization
Carrying  charges,  principally  interest  and  ad  valorem taxes, on land under
development  and  buildings  under  construction are capitalized as part of land
under  development  and  buildings  and  improvements.

WRI  had also capitalized the direct internal costs of identifying and acquiring
operating  property.  In  March  1998,  the  Emerging  Issues  Task Force of the
Financial  Accounting  Standards Board reached a consensus decision on Issue No.
97-11,  "Accounting  for  Internal  Costs  Relating  to  Real  Estate  Property
Acquisitions."  This  consensus  requires that internal costs of identifying and
acquiring  operating property incurred subsequent to March 19, 1998 be expensed.
Such  amounts capitalized totaled $.2 million and $1.1 million in 1998 and 1997,
respectively.

Deferred  Charges
Debt  and  lease costs are amortized primarily on a straight-line basis over the
terms  of  the  debt  and  over  the  lives  of  leases,  respectively.

Marketable  Debt  Securities
WRI's investment in marketable securities is classified as "available for sale."
The  securities  are  carried  at  market  with  any  unrealized gains or losses
included  as  a  component  of  shareholders'  equity.



Use  of  Estimates
The  preparation  of  financial  statements  requires  management to make use of
estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  amounts  reported  in  the  financial
statements  as  well  as  certain disclosures.  Actual results could differ from
those  estimates.

Per  Share  Data
Net  income  per  common share - basic is computed using net income available to
common shareholders and the weighted average shares outstanding.  Net income per
common  share  -  diluted includes the effect of potentially dilutive securities
for  the  periods  indicated,  as  follows  (in  thousands):




                                                                        
                                                                 1999     1998     1997
                                                               -------  -------  -------
Numerator:
Net income available to common shareholders - basic. . . . . . $76,537  $54,484  $54,966
Income attributable to operating partnership units . . . . . .     141       37
                                                               -------  -------  -------
Net income available to common shareholders - diluted. . . . . $76,678  $54,521  $54,966
                                                               =======  =======  =======

Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic. . . . . . . . . .  26,690   26,667   26,638
Effect of dilutive securities:
    Share options and awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      58      132      132
    Operating partnership units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     142       70        1
                                                               -------  -------  -------
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted. . . . . . . . .  26,890   26,869   26,771
                                                               =======  =======  =======


Options  to  purchase  550,200,  13,200  and 800 common shares in 1999, 1998 and
1997,  respectively,  were  not  included  in  the calculation of net income per
common  share  -  diluted  as  the exercise prices were greater than the average
market  price  for  the  year.

Statements  of  Cash  Flows
WRI  considers  all  highly liquid investments with original maturities of three
months  or  less  as  cash  equivalents.  WRI issued .1 million common shares of
beneficial  interest  in 1997 valued at $.2 million in connection with purchases
of  property.  We  assumed  debt and/or capital lease obligations totaling $39.1
million, $6.7 million and $17.3 million in connection with purchases of property
during  1999,  1998  and  1997,  respectively.  We  issued  limited  partnership
interests  in  exchange  for property valued at $4.0 million and $1.7 million in
1998 and 1997, respectively.  In connection with the sale of improved properties
in  1999,  we  received  notes  receivable  totaling  $33.1  million.

Comprehensive  Income
WRI  adopted  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive  Income" in 1998.  Net income differs from comprehensive income by
less  than  $50,000  in  each  year  presented.

Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications of prior years' amounts have been made to conform with
the  current  year  presentation,  including  the classification of "accumulated
dividends  in  excess  of  net income" as a separate caption on the Consolidated
Balance  Sheets.



NOTE  2.  DEBT

WRI's  debt  consists  of  the  following  (in  thousands):



                                                                    DECEMBER 31,
                                                                ---------------------
                                                                   1999      1998
                                                                ----------  ---------
                                                                      
Fixed-rate debt payable to 2015 at 6.0% to 10.5% . . . . . . .  $ 423,906   $ 404,061
Variable-rate unsecured notes payable. . . . . . . . . . . . .                 82,000
Unsecured notes payable under revolving credit agreements. . .    114,000      10,250
Obligations under capital leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     48,467      12,467
Industrial revenue bonds payable to 2015 at 5.6% to 6.4% . . .      6,141       6,262
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1,671       1,326
                                                                ---------   ---------

          Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 594,185   $ 516,366
                                                                =========   =========


WRI has an unsecured $200 million revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of
banks.  The  agreement expires in November 2000, but WRI has an annual option to
request  a  one-year  extension  of  the  agreement.  All  members  of  the bank
syndicate  must agree to the requested extension or the agreement expires on the
scheduled  date,  at  which  time  WRI  has  the  option  to convert all amounts
outstanding  under  the  credit agreement to a term loan payable over a two-year
period.  We  also  have  an agreement for an unsecured and uncommitted overnight
credit  facility totaling $20 million with a bank to be used for cash management
purposes.  We  will maintain adequate funds available under our revolving credit
facilities  at  all times to cover the outstanding balance under the $20 million
facility.  WRI  also  has  letters  of credit totaling $16.0 million outstanding
under  the  $200  million  revolving  credit facility at December 31, 1999.  The
revolving  credit  agreements are subject to normal banking terms and conditions
and  do  not  adversely  restrict  our  operations  or liquidity.  Subsequent to
year-end,  we  finalized  an  additional $100 million revolving credit agreement
with  a  bank  which  became effective March 1, 2000.  This one-year facility is
renewable  at  our  option  for  an  additional  two-year  period.

At December 31, 1999, the variable interest rate for notes payable under the $20
million  revolving  credit agreement was 5.3%.  During 1999, the maximum balance
and  weighted  average  balance  outstanding  under  both credit facilities were
$114.0  million  and $53.2 million, respectively, at an average interest rate of
6.0%.  WRI  made cash payments for interest on debt, net of amounts capitalized,
of  $32.3  million  in  1999,  $32.6  million in 1998 and $27.4 million in 1997.

Various  leases  and properties and current and future rentals from those leases
and  properties  collateralize certain debt.  At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the
carrying  value  of  such  property  aggregated  $174  million and $177 million,
respectively.

WRI  has three interest rate swap contracts with an aggregate notional amount of
$40  million.  Such  contracts, which expire through 2004, have been outstanding
since  their  purchase  in 1992.  We intend to hold such contracts through their
expiration  date  and  to  use them as a means of managing interest rate risk by
fixing  the  interest rate on a portion of our variable-rate debt.  The interest
rate  swaps have an effective interest rate of 8.1%.  The difference between the
interest  received and paid on the interest rate swaps is recognized as interest
expense  as  incurred.  The  interest  rate swaps increased interest expense and
decreased  net  income  by $1.0 million in 1999 and $.9 million in both 1998 and
1997.  The  interest rate swaps increased the average interest rate for our debt
by  .2%  for  1999, 1998 and 1997.  WRI could be exposed to credit losses in the
event  of  non-performance  by the counterparty; however, the likelihood of such
non-performance  is  remote.

In  February  1999,  WRI  retired $82 million of variable-rate, unsecured medium
term  notes resulting in an extra-ordinary charge to earnings of $.2 million. In
July  1999, we issued $20 million of ten-year 7.35% fixed-rate, unsecured medium
term  notes.  Including  the  effect  of  a  loss of $1.2 million on the sale of
Treasury  locks  which  were  designated  as  a hedge against future issuance of
fixed-rate  notes,  the  effective  interest  rate  is  8.0%.




WRI's  debt  can  be  summarized  as  follows  (in  thousands):




                                                            DECEMBER 31,
                                                       --------------------
                                                          1999       1998
                                                       ---------  ---------
                                                            
As to interest rate (including the effects of
interest rate swaps):
    Fixed-rate debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 499,919  $ 444,060
    Variable-rate debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     94,266     72,306
                                                       ---------  ---------

        Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 594,185  $ 516,366
                                                       =========  =========




                                                            
As to collateralization:
    Unsecured debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 482,671  $ 440,433
    Secured debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    111,514     75,933
                                                       ---------  ---------

        Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 594,185  $ 516,366
                                                       =========  =========


Scheduled  principal  payments on our debt (excluding $114.0 million potentially
due under our revolving credit agreements and $36 million of capital leases) are
due  during  the  following  years  (in  thousands):




                              
          2000. . . . . . . . .  $ 32,480
          2001. . . . . . . . .    30,152
          2002. . . . . . . . .    33,636
          2003. . . . . . . . .    27,709
          2004. . . . . . . . .    51,921
          2005 through 2009 . .   237,769
          2010 through 2014 . .    29,345
          Thereafter. . . . . .       936



In  the  event  our  $200 million revolving credit agreement expires in November
2000 and we elect to convert amounts outstanding under the revolver at that time
to a term loan, such amounts would be payable as follows; 50% in 2001 and 50% in
2002.

Various  debt  agreements contain restrictive covenants, the most restrictive of
which  requires  WRI  to produce annual consolidated distributable cash flow, as
defined  by the agreements, of not less than 250% of interest payments, to limit
total  debt  to  no  more  than 60% of total assets (as defined) and to maintain
uncollateralized  assets  equal  to at least 150% of unsecured debt.  Management
believes  that  WRI  is  in  compliance  with  all  restrictive  covenants.

In  the  third  quarter  of  1999,  WRI  filed a $400 million shelf registration
statement  with  the  SEC  which  allows  for  the  issuance  of  debt or equity
securities  or  warrants.  The  shelf  registration  was  totally  available  at
December  31,  1999.

In  January  2000,  WRI  issued  $10.5  million  of  ten-year  8.25% fixed-rate,
unsecured  medium term notes.  In connection with this debt issuance, we entered
into  a  ten-year  interest  rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $10.5
million  to  swap  8.25%  fixed-rate  interest  for  floating-rate  interest.




NOTE  3.  PREFERRED  SHARES

In February 1998, WRI issued $75 million of 7.44% Series A cumulative redeemable
preferred shares with a liquidation preference of $25 per share.  The shares are
callable  at  WRI's  option  any  time  after  March 31, 2003 and have no stated
maturity.  In October 1998, WRI issued $90 million of 7.125% Series B cumulative
redeemable  preferred  shares with a liquidation preference of $25 per share and
no  stated  maturity.  WRI  can elect to redeem the shares anytime after October
20,  2003.  The  Series  B  shares  are redeemable by the holder only upon their
death  and  are  also  redeemable in either cash or common shares at our option.
There  are  limitations  on  the  number  of  shares  per shareholder and in the
aggregate  that  may  be  redeemed  per  year.

In  January 1999, WRI issued $115 million of 7.0% Series C cumulative redeemable
preferred  shares  with  a liquidation preference of $50 per share and no stated
maturity.  WRI  can  elect  to redeem these shares anytime after March 15, 2004.
The  redemption  rights  of  the  shareholders  and the related restrictions are
effectively  the  same  as  for  the  Series  B  preferred  shares.

The  proceeds of these offerings were used to pay down amounts outstanding under
WRI's  revolving  credit  facilities,  to  fund  acquisition and new development
activity, to retire $35 million of 9.11% secured notes payable and to retire $82
million  of  variable-rate,  medium  term  notes due in 2000.  Any redemption of
preferred  shares initiated by WRI must be funded with proceeds from an offering
of  additional  common  or  preferred  shares.

NOTE  4.  PROPERTY

WRI's  property  consists  of  the  following  (in  thousands):



                                       DECEMBER 31,
                                  ----------------------
                                     1999        1998
                                  ----------  ----------
                                        
Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  279,871  $  236,221
Land held for development. . . .      24,509      30,156
Land under development . . . . .      12,139      13,024
Buildings and improvements . . .   1,189,687   1,009,166
Construction in-progress . . . .       7,933       6,065
                                  ----------  ----------

      Total. . . . . . . . . . .  $1,514,139  $1,294,632
                                  ==========  ==========


The  following  carrying  charges  were  capitalized  (in  thousands):



                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                  ----------------------
                                   1999    1998    1997
                                  ------  ------  ------
                                         
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . .  $2,722  $1,375  $  812
Ad valorem taxes . . . . . . . .     333      50      33
                                  ------  ------  ------

      Total. . . . . . . . . . .  $3,055  $1,425  $  845
                                  ======  ======  ======


During  1999,  WRI  purchased  five  shopping  centers  and  twelve  industrial
facilities.  Additionally,  we  purchased  a  building  adjacent  to a WRI-owned
shopping  center  and  purchased  our  joint venture partner's 77% interest in a
shopping  center.  These  transactions  added  2.8  million  square  feet to our
portfolio  and represent an investment of $150.5 million.  We also completed new
development  totaling  $35.4  million, which added .4 million square feet to the
portfolio.




In December 1999, WRI sold 28.5 acres of undeveloped land and an 80% interest in
2.0 million square feet of industrial properties for $46.4 million, resulting in
a  gain  of  $20.6  million.

NOTE  5.  MARKETABLE  DEBT  SECURITIES

WRI's investment in marketable debt securities at December 31, 1998 consisted of
short-term  commercial  paper  that  matured January 4, 1999.  The proceeds were
used  to  pay  down  amounts  outstanding under our $20 million credit facility.

NOTE  6.  RELATED  PARTY  TRANSACTIONS

WRI  has  mortgage  bonds  and  notes receivable from WRI Holdings, Inc. of $3.9
million and $13.4 million, net of deferred gain of $3.0 million and $4.5 million
at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.  WRI and WRI Holdings share certain
directors  and are under common management. Unimproved land and an investment in
a  joint  venture  which  owns  and  manages  a  motor hotel collateralize these
receivables.  The  bonds  and notes bear interest at rates of 16% and prime plus
1%,  respectively.  However,  due to WRI Holdings' poor financial condition, WRI
has  limited the recognition of interest income for financial statement purposes
to  the  amount  of  cash  payments  received.  WRI did not receive any interest
payments  in  1999  and  does not anticipate receiving such payments in the near
term.  Interest  income  recognized  for  financial  reporting  purposes was $.1
million  in  1997.

In the second quarter of 1998, WRI purchased 13.7 acres of undeveloped land from
WRI  Holdings  to  be  used for the development of a luxury apartment complex in
Conroe,  Texas.  The  purchase  price  was  $2.2  million  and was based upon an
independent  third  party appraisal.  WRI Holdings used the proceeds to pay down
amounts  outstanding  under  mortgage  bonds  and  notes  payable  to  WRI.

In December 1999, undeveloped land from WRI Holdings of 102.6 acres was sold and
the net proceeds of $8.1 million were used to pay down amounts outstanding under
mortgage  bonds  and  notes  payable  to  WRI.

Management  of  WRI  believes  that  the  fair  market  value  of  the  security
collateralizing  debt  from WRI Holdings approximates the net investment in such
debt  and  that  there  would  not  be  a  charge  to  operations if WRI were to
foreclose  on  the  debt.  If  foreclosure were required,  the net investment in
such  debt would become WRI's basis of the repossessed assets.  WRI's management
believes that the net investment in the mortgage bonds and notes receivable from
WRI  Holdings  is  not  impaired.

WRI's  unrecorded  receivable  for  interest  on  the  mortgage  bonds and notes
receivable  was  $20.9  million and $31.1 million at December 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively.  Interest  income  not  recognized  by WRI for financial reporting
purposes  aggregated,  in millions, $4.2, $4.8 and $4.0 for 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.  WRI  does not anticipate recovery of the unrecorded receivable in
the  future.

WRI owns interests in several joint ventures and partnerships.  Notes receivable
from  these  entities bear interest at 8% to 10.5% at December 31, 1999, are due
at  various  dates through 2028 and are generally secured by real estate assets.
WRI  recognized interest income on these notes as follows, in millions:  $2.3 in
1999;  $1.5  in  1998  and  $1.4  in  1997.

Chase  Bank  of  Texas, National Association is a significant participant in and
the  agent  for  the  banks  that  provide  WRI's  $200 million revolving credit
agreement and is a counterparty in three interest rate swap agreements with WRI.
An  executive  officer  of  Chase  serves  on  the  WRI  Board  of  Trustees.

NOTE  7.  FEDERAL  INCOME  TAX  CONSIDERATIONS

Federal  income  taxes  are  not provided because WRI believes it qualifies as a
REIT  under  the  provisions  of the Internal Revenue Code.  Shareholders of WRI
include  their proportionate taxable income in their individual tax returns.  As
a  REIT,  we  must distribute at least 95% of our ordinary taxable income to our
shareholders  and  meet  certain  income  source  and  investment  restriction
requirements.



Taxable  income  differs  from  net  income  for  financial  reporting  purposes
principally  because of differences in the timing of recognition of interest, ad
valorem  taxes,  depreciation,  rental  revenue, pension expense and installment
gains on sales of property.  As a result of these differences, the book value of
our  net  assets  exceeds  the  tax basis by $23.3 million at December 31, 1999.

For  federal  income  tax  purposes,  the  cash  dividends distributed to common
shareholders  are  characterized  as  follows:



                                                1999    1998    1997
                                               ------  ------  ------
                                                      
Ordinary income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   84.2%   97.0%   95.9%
Return of capital (generally non-taxable) . .    4.0     2.1     2.9
Capital gain distributions. . . . . . . . . .   11.8      .9     1.2
                                               ------  ------  ------

            Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
                                               ======  ======  ======


NOTE  8.  LEASING  OPERATIONS

WRI's  lease  terms  range  from less than one year for smaller tenant spaces to
over  twenty-five  years for larger tenant spaces.  In addition to minimum lease
payments, most of the leases provide for contingent rentals (payments for taxes,
maintenance  and insurance by lessees and for an amount based on a percentage of
the  tenants'  sales).  Future  minimum rental income from non-cancelable tenant
leases  at  December 31, 1999, in millions, is:  $172.4 in 2000; $151.5 in 2001;
$127.6 in 2002; $107.9 in 2003; $90.5 in 2004 and $627.5 thereafter.  The future
minimum  rental  amounts  do not include estimates for contingent rentals.  Such
contingent  rentals,  in  millions, aggregated $44.4 in 1999, $40.9 in 1998, and
$36.8  in  1997.

NOTE  9.  COMMITMENTS  AND  CONTINGENCIES

WRI leases land and one shopping center from the owners and then subleases these
properties  to  other  parties.  Future  minimum  rental  payments  under  these
operating  leases, in millions, are:  $1.8 in 2000;  $1.7 in 2001; $1.7 in 2002;
$1.6  in  2003;  $1.4  in  2004  and  $11.7  thereafter.  Future  minimum rental
payments  on  these  leases  have  not  been  reduced by future minimum sublease
rentals  aggregating  $22.1  million  through  2036  that  are due under various
non-cancelable  subleases.  Rental  expense (including insignificant amounts for
contingent rentals) for operating leases aggregated, in millions:  $4.9 in 1999,
$2.6  in  1998 and $2.0 in 1997.  Sublease rental revenue (excluding amounts for
improvements constructed by WRI on the leased land) from these leased properties
was  as  follows,  in  millions:  $2.9  in  1999  and  1998  and  $2.4  in 1997.

Property  under  capital leases, consisting of five shopping centers, aggregated
$41.1  and  $12.3  million,  respectively,  at December 31, 1999 and 1998 and is
included  in buildings and improvements.  Amortization of property under capital
leases  is  included  in  depreciation and amortization expense.  Future minimum
lease  payments  under  these  capital  leases  total $89.6 million, with annual
payments  due, in millions, of $3.2 in each of 2000 through 2002; $18.3 in 2003;
$1.9  in  2004;  and  $59.8  thereafter.  The  amount  of  these  total payments
representing  interest  is $41.1 million.  Accordingly, the present value of the
net  minimum  lease  payments  is  $48.5  million  at  December  31,  1999.

In  1998  and 1997, WRI formed limited partnerships to acquire certain property.
WRI  controls  the  partnerships  and  consolidates  their  operations  in  the
accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements.  The  partnership  agreements
allow for the outside limited partners to put their interests to the partnership
after  the second anniversary of the agreement for the original consideration of
$4.0 million and $1.7 million in 1998 and 1997, respectively, payable in cash or
WRI  common  shares  at  the option of WRI.  Subsequent to year-end, one limited
partner  put  its  interest  in a partnership to WRI.  We expect to issue common
shares  or  remit  cash  to  the  limited  partner  in  early  2000.

WRI is involved in various matters of litigation arising in the normal course of
business.  While  WRI  is unable to predict with certainty the amounts involved,
WRI's  management  and  counsel are of the opinion that, when such litigation is
resolved,  WRI's resulting liability, if any, will not have a material effect on
WRI's  consolidated  financial  statements.



NOTE  10.  FAIR  VALUE  OF  FINANCIAL  INSTRUMENTS

The  fair  value  of  WRI's financial instruments was determined using available
market  information  and  appropriate valuation methodologies as of December 31,
1999.  Unless  otherwise  described  below,  all other financial instruments are
carried  at  amounts  which  approximate  their  fair  values.

Based  on  rates  currently  available  to  WRI  for debt with similar terms and
average  maturities,  fixed-rate debt with carrying values of $499.9 million and
$444.1  million  have  fair  values  of  approximately $485.6 million and $443.9
million  at  December  31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.  The fair value of WRI's
variable-rate  debt  approximates its carrying values of $94.3 million and $72.3
million  at  year-end  1999  and  1998,  respectively.

The  fair  value  of the interest rate swap agreements is based on the estimated
amounts  WRI  would  receive  or  pay  to  terminate  the contracts.  If WRI had
terminated  these  agreements at December 31, 1999 and 1998, WRI would have paid
$1.1  million  and  $3.8  million  at  each  year-end,  respectively.

The  fair value of the mortgage bonds and notes receivable from WRI Holdings was
not  determined  because  it  is not practicable to reasonably assess the credit
adjustment  that  would  be  applied in the marketplace for such bonds and notes
receivable.

NOTE  11.  SHARE  OPTIONS  AND  AWARDS

WRI  had  an  incentive  share  option  plan  which provided for the issuance of
options  and  share awards up to a maximum of 700,000 common shares that expired
in  December  1997.  Options granted under this plan become exercisable in equal
increments  over  a  three-year period.  WRI has an additional share option plan
which  grants  100  share  options to every employee of WRI, excluding officers,
upon completion of each five-year interval of service.  This plan, which expires
in  2002,  provides  options  for  a  maximum of 100,000 common shares.  Options
granted  under  this  plan are exercisable immediately.  For both of these share
option plans, options are granted to employees of WRI at an exercise price equal
to the quoted fair market value of the common shares on the date the options are
granted  and expire upon termination of employment or ten years from the date of
grant.

In  1999,  WRI granted 16,000 share options under a compensatory incentive share
plan.  This  plan,  which  expires  in  2002, provides for the issuance of up to
1,750,000 shares, either in the form of restricted shares or share options.  The
restricted  shares  generally  vest  over  a  ten-year  period,  with  potential
acceleration  of  vesting  due to appreciation in the market value of our common
shares.  The share options generally vest over a three-year period beginning one
year  after  the  date  of grant.  Share options were granted at the quoted fair
market  value  on the date of grant.  Restricted shares are issued at no cost to
the  employee,  and  as  such  we  recognized  compensation  expense relating to
restricted  shares  as  follows,  in  millions:  $.3  in  1999,  1998  and 1997.

WRI  does  not  recognize  compensation  cost  for share options when the option
exercise price equals or exceeds the quoted fair market value on the date of the
grant.  Had we determined compensation cost for our share option and award plans
based  on the fair value of the options granted at the grant dates, our proforma
net  income  available  to  common  shareholders  would have been as follows, in
millions: $75.9, $53.8 and $54.3 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.  Proforma
net  income  per  common share - basic would have been $2.84, $2.02 and $2.04 in
1999,  1998  and  1997,  respectively.

The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes  option-pricing  method  with  the  following  weighted-average
assumptions  in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively:  dividend yield of 7.3%, 6.5%
and  6.0%; expected volatility of 18.1%, 18.1% and 18.0%; expected lives of 6.9,
6.9  and  6.9  and  risk-free  interest  rates  of  6.6%,  4.8%  and  6.5%.




Following is a summary of the option activity for the three years ended December
31,  1999:


                                             SHARES        WEIGHTED
                                             UNDER          AVERAGE
                                             OPTION     EXERCISE PRICE
                                           -----------  --------------
                                                  
Outstanding, January 1, 1997 . . . . . . .    687,735   $    35.40
Granted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    558,600        40.25
Canceled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (9,400)       37.60
Exercised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (61,910)       32.00
                                           -----------
Outstanding, December 31, 1997 . . . . . .  1,175,025        37.85
Granted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     14,900        42.99
Canceled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (7,802)       40.14
Exercised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (29,344)       34.01
                                           -----------
Outstanding, December 31, 1998 . . . . . .  1,152,779        37.99
Granted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     17,900        41.29
Canceled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (14,800)       40.23
Exercised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (39,089)       32.95
                                           -----------
Outstanding, December 31, 1999 . . . . . .  1,116,790   $    38.19
                                           ===========



The  number of share options exercisable at December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 was
728,000,  432,000  and  296,000,  respectively.  Options exercisable at year-end
1999 had a weighted average exercise price of $37.74.  The weighted average fair
value  of  share options granted during 1999, 1998 and 1997 was $4.25, $4.05 and
$5.35,  respectively.  Share  options  outstanding  at  December  31,  1999  had
exercise  prices  ranging from $25.00 to $45.81 and a weighted average remaining
contractual  life of 5.7 years.  Approximately 89% of the options outstanding at
year-end  1999  have  exercise  prices  between $37.00 and $40.25 and a weighted
average  contractual  life  of  6.0  years.  There  were 1,011,000 common shares
available  for  the  future  grant  of  options  or awards at December 31, 1999.

NOTE  12.  EMPLOYEE  BENEFIT  PLANS

WRI  has  a Savings and Investment Plan to which eligible employees may elect to
contribute from 1% to 12% of their salaries.  Employee contributions are matched
by  WRI at the rate of $.50 per $1.00 for the first 6% of the employee's salary.
The employees vest in the employer contributions ratably over a six-year period.
Compensation  expense  related  to the plan was $.3 million in 1999 and 1998 and
$.2  million  in  1997.

Effective April 1, 1999, WRI adopted an Employee Share Purchase Plan under which
250,000 WRI common shares have been authorized.  These shares, as well as common
shares  purchased  by  WRI  on  the  open market, are made available for sale to
employees at a discount of 15%.  Shares purchased by the employee under the plan
are  restricted from being sold for two years from the date of purchase or until
termination  of  employment with WRI.  During 1999, a total of 8,028 shares were
purchased  by  employees  at  an  average  price  of  $33.01.

WRI  has  a  defined  benefit  pension  plan  covering  substantially all of its
employees.  The  benefits  are  based  on  years  of  service and the employee's
compensation  during  the  last  five years of service. Our funding policy is to
make  annual  contributions  as  required by applicable regulations, however, we
have  not  been  required to make contributions for any of the past three years.
Reconciliations  of  the  benefit  obligation,  plan  assets  at  fair value and



the  funded  status  of  the  plan  are  as  follows  (in  thousands):



                                                         1999      1998
                                                       --------  --------

                                                           
Benefit obligation at beginning of year . . . . . . .  $10,485   $ 9,318
Service cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      533       457
Interest cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      729       663
Actuarial (gain) loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (841)      245
Benefit payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (203)     (198)
                                                       --------  --------
Benefit obligation at end of year . . . . . . . . . .  $10,703   $10,485
                                                       ========  ========

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year. . . .  $10,676   $10,348
Actual return on plan assets. . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,584       526
Benefit payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (203)     (198)
                                                       --------  --------
Fair value of plan assets at end of year. . . . . . .  $12,057   $10,676
                                                       ========  ========

Plan assets at fair value less benefit obligation . .  $ 1,354   $   191
Unrecognized prior service cost . . . . . . . . . . .                  8
Unrecognized gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (3,096)   (1,681)
                                                       --------  --------
Pension liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $(1,742)  $(1,482)
                                                       ========  ========



The  components  of  net  periodic  pension  cost are as follows (in thousands):




                                                     1999    1998    1997
                                                   ------  ------  ------
                                                          
Service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 533   $ 457   $ 430
Interest cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   729     663     587
Expected return on plan assets . . . . . . . . . .  (950)   (923)   (703)
Amortization of transition asset . . . . . . . . .                   (54)
Prior service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     8      47      47
Recognized gains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (59)   (124)    (44)
                                                   ------  ------  ------

          Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 261   $ 120   $ 263
                                                   ======  ======  ======


Assumptions  used to develop periodic expense and the actuarial present value of
the  benefit  obligations  were:




                                                    1999    1998    1997
                                                   ------  ------  ------
                                                          
Weighted average discount rate . . . . . . . . . .  7.5%    6.7%    7.0%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets .  9.0%    9.0%    9.0%
Rate of increase in compensation levels. . . . . .  5.0%    5.0%    5.0%


WRI  also  has  a non-qualified supplemental retirement plan for officers of WRI
which  provides  for  benefits  in excess of the statutory limits of its defined
benefit  pension  plan.  The  obligation  is  funded in a grantor trust with our
common  shares.  We  recognized  expense  as follows, in millions:  $.3 in 1999,
1998  and  1997.





NOTE  13.  SEGMENT  INFORMATION

The  operating  segments  presented  are  the segments of WRI for which separate
financial  information  is  available  and  operating  performance  is evaluated
regularly  by  senior  management  in  deciding how to allocate resources and in
assessing  performance.  WRI evaluates the performance of its operating segments
based  on  net operating income that is defined as total revenues less operating
expenses and ad valorem taxes.  Management does not consider the effect of gains
or losses from the sale of property in evaluating ongoing operating performance.

The  shopping  center  segment  is  engaged  in the acquisition, development and
management  of  real  estate,  primarily  anchored  neighborhood  and  community
shopping  centers  located  in  Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, Nevada, Arkansas, New
Mexico,  Oklahoma,  Tennessee, Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, Florida and
Maine.  The  customer base includes supermarkets, drugstores and other retailers
who  generally sell basic necessity-type commodities.  The industrial segment is
engaged  in  the  acquisition, development and management of bulk warehouses and
office/service  centers.  Its  properties  are  located  in  Texas,  Nevada  and
Tennessee,  and  the  customer  base  is  diverse.  Included  in  "Other"  are
corporate-related  items,  insignificant  operations  and  costs  that  are  not
allocated  to  the  reportable  segments.

Information  concerning  WRI's reportable segments is as follows (in thousands):




                                 SHOPPING
                                  CENTER    INDUSTRIAL    OTHER       TOTAL
                                 ---------  -----------  --------  ------------
                                                       
1999:
    Revenues . . . . . . . . .  $  197,084  $    28,331  $  5,054  $  230,469
    Net operating income . . .     140,191       20,127     5,716     166,034
    Total assets . . . . . . .   1,025,090      173,502   110,804   1,309,396
    Capital expenditures . . .     189,445       56,461    12,777     258,683

1998:
    Revenues . . . . . . . . .  $  176,269  $    18,574  $  3,624  $  198,467
    Net operating income . . .     125,949       13,342     4,327     143,618
    Total assets . . . . . . .     898,805      133,379    74,859   1,107,043
    Capital expenditures . . .     118,746       54,790     6,051     179,587

1997:
    Revenues . . . . . . . . .  $  154,979  $    14,912  $  4,621  $  174,512
    Net operating income . . .     109,776       10,855     4,640     125,271
    Total assets . . . . . . .     816,852       88,091    41,850     946,793
    Capital expenditures . . .     138,365       16,908     2,985     158,258





Net  operating  income reconciles to income before extraordinary charge as shown
on  the  Statements  of  Consolidated  Income  as  follows  (in  thousands):



                                        -------------------------------
                                           1999       1998       1997
                                        ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                     

Total segment net operating income . .  $166,034   $143,618   $125,271
Less:
    Depreciation and amortization. . .    49,612     41,946     37,976
    Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . .    33,186     33,654     30,009
    General and administrative . . . .     7,512      7,146      5,647
    Gain on sales of property. . . . .   (20,596)      (885)    (3,327)
                                        ---------  ---------  ---------
Income before extraordinary charge . .  $ 96,320   $ 61,757   $ 54,966
                                        =========  =========  =========




Equity  in  earnings  of real estate joint ventures and partnerships as shown on
the  Statements of Consolidated Income and the corresponding investment balances
are  included  in  net  operating  income  of  the  shopping  center  segment.

NOTE  14.  PRO  FORMA  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  (UNAUDITED)

During  the  year  ended  December 31, 1999, WRI acquired five retail centers, a
building  adjacent to a WRI-owned shopping center, a joint venture partner's 77%
interest in a retail center and twelve industrial projects for a total of $150.5
million.  The  pro  forma financial information for the years ended December 31,
1999  and  1998 is based on the historical statements of WRI after giving effect
to  the  acquisitions  as if such acquisitions took place on January 1, 1999 and
1998,  respectively.

The  pro  forma financial information shown below is presented for informational
purposes  only  and  may  not  be indicative of results that would have actually
occurred if the acquisitions had been in effect at the dates indicated, nor does
it  purport  to  be indicative of the results that may be achieved in the future
(in  thousands,  except  per  share  amounts).




                                                                   DECEMBER 31,
                                                                ------------------
                                                                  1999      1998
                                                                --------  --------
                                                                    
Pro forma revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $241,091  $219,827
                                                                ========  ========
Pro forma net income available to common shareholders. . . . .  $ 78,544  $ 57,977
                                                                ========  ========
Pro forma net income per common share - basic. . . . . . . . .  $   2.94  $   2.17
                                                                ========  ========
Pro forma net income per common share - diluted. . . . . . . .  $   2.93  $   2.16
                                                                ========  ========






NOTE  15.  QUARTERLY  FINANCIAL  DATA  (UNAUDITED)

Summarized  quarterly  financial  data  is  as follows (in thousands, except per
share  amounts):





                                                                              
                                                         FIRST    SECOND   THIRD    FOURTH
                                                         -------  -------  -------  -------
1999:
     Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $54,764  $56,312  $58,387  $61,006
     Net income available to common shareholders. . . .   13,524   14,174   14,562   34,277  (1)
     Net income per common share - basic. . . . . . . .     0.51     0.53     0.55     1.28  (1)
     Net income per common share - diluted. . . . . . .     0.50     0.53     0.54     1.28  (1)

1998:
     Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $46,962  $48,808  $49,955  $52,742
     Net income available to common shareholders. . . .   12,329   13,682   14,304   14,169
     Net income per common share - basic. . . . . . . .     0.46     0.51     0.54     0.53
     Net income per common share - diluted. . . . . . .     0.46     0.51     0.53     0.53

<FN>
     (1)  Increase is primarily the result of a gain on the sale of property
          during the quarter.



NOTE  16.  PRICE  RANGE  OF  COMMON  SHARES  (UNAUDITED)

The  high  and  low sale prices per share of WRI's common shares, as reported on
the  New York Stock Exchange composite tape, and dividends per common share paid
for  the  fiscal  quarters  indicated  were  as  follows:




                HIGH         LOW        DIVIDENDS
              ---------    ---------    ---------
                               
1999:
  Fourth. . . $ 39 3/8     $  37        $   0.71
  Third . . .   42 7/16       37 1/4        0.71
  Second. . .   43 7/16       38 1/4        0.71
  First . . .   45 5/8        38 3/8        0.71

1998:
  Fourth. . . $ 46 7/8     $  39 3/4    $   0.67
  Third . . .   43            35 15/16      0.67
  Second. . .   44 15/16      40 5/8        0.67
  First . . .   45 5/8        43 7/8        0.67





ITEM  9.    CHANGES  IN  AND  DISAGREEMENTS  WITH  ACCOUNTANTS  ON  ACCOUNTING
            AND  FINANCIAL  DISCLOSURE

            None.


                                    PART III

ITEM  10.   TRUST  MANAGERS  AND  EXECUTIVE  OFFICERS  OF  THE  REGISTRANT

            (a) Information with respect to WRI's Trust Managers is incorporated
herein  by  reference  to  the  "Election  of  Trust  Managers" section of WRI's
definitive Proxy  Statement  for the  Annual  Meeting of Shareholders to be held
April 24, 2000.

ITEM  11.   EXECUTIVE  COMPENSATION

     Incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  "Executive  Compensation" and
"Pension  Plan"  sections  of  WRI's  definitive  Proxy Statement for the Annual
Meeting  of  Shareholders  to  be  held  April  24,  2000.

ITEM  12.   SECURITY  OWNERSHIP  OF  CERTAIN  BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

     Incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the  "Election  of Trust Managers"
section  of  WRI's  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for  the  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders  to  be  held  April  24,  2000.

ITEM  13.   CERTAIN  RELATIONSHIPS  AND  RELATED  TRANSACTIONS

     Incorporated  herein by reference to the "Compensation Committee Interlocks
and  Insider  Participation" section of WRI's definitive Proxy Statement for the
Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders  to  be  held  April  24,  2000.

                                     PART IV

ITEM  14.   EXHIBITS,  FINANCIAL  STATEMENT  SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a)    Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules:        PAGE
                                                                           ----

       (1)  (A)  Independent  Auditors'  Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
            (B)  Financial  Statements
                 (i)    Statements of Consolidated Income for the years
                          ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997. . . . . . 22
                 (ii)   Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31,
                          1999  and  1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
                 (iii)  Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the
                          years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997. . . 24
                 (iv)   Statements of Consolidated Shareholders'
                          Equity for the years ended December 31, 1999,
                          1998  and  1997.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
                 (v)    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. . . . . 26




       (2)  Financial  Statement  Schedules:

            SCHEDULE                                                       PAGE
            --------                                                       ----

               II   Valuation  and  Qualifying Accounts . . . . . . . . . . 45
               III  Real  Estate  and  Accumulated  Depreciation. . . . . . 46
               IV   Mortgage  Loans  on  Real  Estate . . . . . . . . . . . 48

All other schedules are omitted since the required information is not present or
is  not  present  in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule or
because  the  information  required  is  included  in the consolidated financial
statements  and  notes  hereto.

     (b)     No  reports  on  Form 8-K were filed during the last quarter of the
             period  covered  by  this  annual  report.

     (c)     Exhibits:




       

3.1       -  Restated Declaration of Trust (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to WRI's Registration Statement on Form S-3
             (No. 33-49206) and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2       -  Amendment of the Restated Declaration of Trust (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to WRI's Registration
             Statement on Form 8-A dated January 19, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.3       -  Second Amendment of the Restated Declaration of Trust (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to WRI's
             Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated January 19, 1999 and incorporated herein by
             reference).
3.4       -  Third Amendment of the Restated Declaration of Trust (filed as Exhibit 3.4 to WRI's
             Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated January 19, 1999 and incorporated herein by
             reference).
3.5       -  Amended and Restated Bylaws of WRI (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to WRI's Registration Statement on
             Form S-3 (No. 33-49206) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.1       -  16% Mortgage Bonds Due 2004 of WRI Holdings, Inc., dated December 28, 1984, payable to
             WRI in the original principal amount of $16,682,000 (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to WRI's
             Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 33-19730) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2       -  16% Mortgage Bonds Due 1994 of WRI Holdings, Inc. dated December 28, 1984, payable to
             WRI in the original principal amount of $3,150,000 (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to WRI's Registration
             Statement on Form S-4 (No. 33-19730) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2.1*    -  Sixth Bonds Renewal and Extension Agreement, effective December 28, 2000, for the 16%
             Mortgage Bonds of WRI Holdings, Inc., payable to WRI in the original principal amount of
             3,150,000.
4.3       -  Trust Indenture, dated December 28, 1984, between WRI Holdings, Inc. and Chase Bank of
             Texas, National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association), as
             Trustee, relating to the 16% Mortgage Bonds Due 1994 of WRI Holdings, Inc. in the original
             principal amount of $3,150,000 (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to WRI's Registration Statement on Form
             S-4 (No. 33-19730) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3.1     -  Supplemental Indenture of Trust, dated February 22, 1995, between WRI Holdings, Inc. and
             Chase Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National
             Association) relating to the 16% Mortgage Bonds due December 28, 1994 of WRI Holdings,
             Inc. in the original principal amount of $3,150,000 (filed as Exhibit 10.4.1 to WRI's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by
             reference).
4.4*      -  Sixth Supplemental Indenture of Trust between WRI Holdings, Inc. and Chase Bank of Texas,
             National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Trust Company of New York), as Trustee,
             amending Trust Indenture, dated December 28, 1984, between WRI Holdings, Inc. and Chase
             Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association),
             as Trustee, relating to the 16% Mortgage Bonds Due 1994 of WRI Holdings, Inc. in the original
             principal amount of $3,150,000.
4.5       -  Trust Indenture, dated December 28, 1984, between WRI Holdings, Inc. and Chase Bank of
             Texas, National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association), as
             Trustee, relating to the 16% Mortgage Bonds Due 2004 of WRI Holdings, Inc. in the original
             principal amount of $16,682,000 (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to WRI's Registration Statement on
             Form S-4 (No. 33-19730) and incorporated herein by reference).







       

4.5.1      -  First Supplemental Indenture of Trust between WRI Holdings, Inc. and Chase Bank of Texas,
              National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Trust Company of New York), as Trustee,
              amending Trust Indenture, dated December 28, 1984, between WRI Holdings, Inc. and Chase
              Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association),
              as Trustee, relating to the 16% Mortgage Bonds Due 2004 of WRI Holdings, Inc. in the original
              principal amount of $16,682,000 (filed as Exhibit 10.7.1 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K
              for the year ended December 31, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.6        -  Third Amended Promissory Note, as restated, effective as of January 1, 1992, executed by
              WRI Holdings, Inc., pursuant to which it may borrow up to the principal sum of $40,000,000
              from WRI (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
              December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.7        -  16% Mortgage Bonds Due 2004 of WRI Holdings, Inc., dated December 28, 1984, payable to
              WRI in the original principal amount of $7,000,000 (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to WRI's Registration
              Statement on Form S-4 (No. 33-19730) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.8        -  Trust Indenture, dated December 28, 1984, between WRI Holdings, Inc. and Chase Bank of
              Texas, National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association), as
              Trustee, relating to the 16% Mortgage Bonds Due 2004 of WRI Holdings, Inc. in the original
              principal amount of $7,000,000 (filed as Exhibit 10.14 to WRI's Registration Statement on Form
              S-4 (No. 33-19730) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.8.1      -  First Supplemental Indenture of Trust between WRI Holdings, Inc. and Chase Bank of Texas,
              National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Trust Company of New York), as Trustee,
              amending Trust Indenture, dated December 28, 1984, between WRI Holdings, Inc. and Chase
              Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association),
              as Trustee, relating to the 16% Mortgage Bonds Due 2004 of WRI Holdings, Inc. in the original
              principal amount of $7,000,000 (filed as Exhibit 10.10.1 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K
              for the year ended December 31, 1989 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.9        -  Agreement Correcting Trust Indenture, dated February 11, 1985, relating to 16% Mortgage
              Bonds Due 2004 of WRI Holdings, Inc. in the original principal amount of $7,000,000 (filed as
              Exhibit 10.15 to WRI's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 33-19730) and incorporated
              herein by reference).
4.10       -  Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement, dated March 31, 1991, amending loan agreement,
              dated August 6, 1987, Life and Accident Insurance Company for $5,000,000, American
              General Life Insurance Company of Delaware for $5,000,000, Republic National Life Insurance
              Company for $3,000,000 and American Amicable Life Insurance Company of Texas for
              2,000,000 (filed as Exhibit 10.15.1 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
              December 31, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.11       -  Promissory Note in the amount of $12,000,000 between WRI, as payee, and Plaza
              Construction, Inc., as maker (filed as Exhibit 10.23 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
              the year ended December 31, 1991 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.11.1*    -  Eleventh Renewal and Extension of Promissory Note in the amount of $12,000,000, effective
              as of December 1, 2000, between WRI, as payee, and Plaza Construction, Inc., as maker.
4.12       -  Amended and Restated Master Swap Agreement dated as of January 29, 1992, between WRI
              and Chase Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National
              Association) (filed as Exhibit 10.24 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
              December 31, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.12.1     -  Rate Swap Transaction, dated as of May 15, 1992, between WRI and Chase Bank of Texas,
              National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association) (filed as Exhibit
              10.24.1 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 and
              incorporated herein by reference).
4.12.2     -  Rate Swap Transaction, dated as of June 24, 1992, between WRI and Chase Bank of Texas,
              National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association) (filed as Exhibit
              10.24.2 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 and
              incorporated herein by reference).
4.12.3     -  Rate Swap Transaction, dated as of July 2, 1992, between WRI and Chase Bank of Texas,
              National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association) (filed as Exhibit
              10.24.3 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 and
              incorporated herein by reference).








       

4.13      -  Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 21, 1996 between WRI and
             Chase Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National
             Association), as Agent, and individually as a Bank, and the Banks defined therein (filed as
             Exhibit 10.17 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997
             and incorporated herein by reference).
4.13.1    -  First, Second and Third Amendments to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement  dated
             November 21, 1996 between WRI and Chase Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly,
             Texas Commerce Bank National Association) (filed as Exhibit 10.17.1 to WRI's Annual Report
             on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.14      -  Note Purchase Agreement, dated April 1, 1994, between The Variable Annuity Life Insurance
             Company, American General Life Insurance Company and WRI in the amount of $30,000,000
             (filed as Exhibit 10.25 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
             1994 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.15      -  Master Promissory Note in the amount of $20,000,000 between WRI, as payee, and Chase
             Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association),
             as maker, effective December 30, 1998 (filed as Exhibit 4.15 to WRI's Annual Report on Form
             10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.16      -  Distribution Agreement among WRI and the Agents dated November 15, 1996 relating to the
             Medium Term Notes (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to WRI's Current Report of Form 8-K dated November
             15, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.17      -  Senior Indenture dated as of May 1, 1995 between WRI and Chase Bank of Texas, National
             Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association), as trustee (filed as Exhibit
             4(a) to WRI's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-57659) and incorporated herein by
             reference).
4.18      -  Subordinated Indenture dated as of May 1, 1995 between WRI and Chase Bank of Texas,
             National Association (formerly, Texas Commerce Bank National Association) (filed as Exhibit
             4(b) to WRI's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-57659) and incorporated herein by
             reference).
4.19      -  Form of Fixed Rate Senior Medium Term Note (filed as Exhibit 4.19 to WRI's Annual Report on
             Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.20      -  Form of Floating Rate Senior Medium Term Note (filed as Exhibit 4.20 to WRI's Annual Report
             on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.21      -  Form of Fixed Rate Subordinated Medium Term Note (filed as Exhibit 4.21 to WRI's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by
             reference).
4.22      -  Form of Floating Rate Subordinated Medium Term Note (filed as Exhibit 4.22 to WRI's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by
             reference).
4.23      -  Statement of Designation of 7.44% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (filed
             as Exhibit 99 to WRI's Current Report on Form 8-A dated February 18, 1998 and incorporated
             herein by reference).
4.24      -  Statement of Designation of 7.125% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (filed
             as Exhibit 4.2 to WRI's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 28, 1998 and incorporated
             herein by reference).
4.25      -  Statement of Designation of 7.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (filed
             as Exhibit 4.1 to WRI's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated January 19, 1999 and
             incorporated herein by reference).
4.26      -  7.44% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4 to
             WRI's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 23, 1998 and incorporated herein by
             reference).
4.27      -  7.125% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
             WRI's Current Report on  Form 8-K dated October 28, 1998 and incorporated herein by
             reference).
4.28      -  7.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to
             WRI's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated January 19, 1999 and incorporated herein by
             reference).









       

4.29       -  Distribution Agreement among WRI and the Agents dated August 10, 1998 relating to the
              Medium Term Notes (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to WRI's current report on Form 8-K dated August 12,
              1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.30*      -  Credit Agreement, dated January 6, 2000, between WRI and Bank of America, N.A.
4.30.1*    -  First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated February 24, 2000, between WRI and Bank of
              America, N.A.
4.31*      -  Promissory Note in the amount of $100,000,000, or aggregate principal amount outstanding
              under Credit Agreement, between WRI, as payee, and Bank of America, N.A., as maker, dated
              January 6, 2000.
10.1**     -  1988 Share Option Plan of WRI, as amended (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to WRI's Annual Report on
              Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1990 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2**     -  Weingarten Realty Investors Supplemental Retirement Account Plan, as amended and
              restated (filed as Exhibit 10.26 to WRI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
              December 31, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3**     -  The Savings and Investment Plan for Employees of WRI, as amended (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
              WRI's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-25581) and incorporated herein by
              reference).
10.4**     -  The Fifth Amendment to Savings and Investment Plan for Employees of WRI (filed as Exhibit
              4.1.1 to WRI's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No.
              33-25581) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.5**     -  The 1993 Incentive Share Plan of WRI (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to WRI's Registration Statement on
              Form S-8 (No. 33-52473) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.6***    -  1999 WRI Employee Share Purchase Plan
12.1*      -  Computation of Fixed Charges Ratios.
21.1*      -  Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1*      -  Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
27.1*      -  Financial Data Schedule.
<FN>

*     Filed  with  this  report.
**    Management  contract  or  compensatory  plan  or  arrangement.




                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized.



                                               WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
                                      
                                             By:    Stanford Alexander
                                            ---------------------------------
                                                  Stanford Alexander
                                             Chairman/Chief Executive Officer



Date:   March  17,  2000

     Pursuant  to  the  requirement  of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
this  report  has  been  signed  below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant  and  in  the  capacities  and  on  the  dates  indicated:

          SIGNATURE                    TITLE                                DATE
          ---------                    -----                                ----



                                                               
By:     Stanford Alexander         Chairman and Trust Manager           March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
        Stanford Alexander         (Chief Executive Officer)

By:    Andrew M.  Alexander              President                      March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
       Andrew M.  Alexander          and Trust Manager

By:    Robert J. Cruikshank            Trust Manager                    March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
       Robert J. Cruikshank

By:      Martin Debrovner               Vice Chairman                   March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
         Martin Debrovner             and Trust Manager

By:        Melvin Dow                  Trust Manager                    March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
           Melvin Dow

By:     Stephen A. Lasher              Trust Manager                    March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
        Stephen A. Lasher

By:  Joseph W. Robertson, Jr.      Executive Vice President and         March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
     Joseph W. Robertson, Jr.   Trust Manager (Chief Financial Officer)

By:    Douglas W. Schnitzer            Trust Manager                    March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
       Douglas W. Schnitzer

By:      Marc J. Shapiro               Trust Manager                    March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
         Marc J. Shapiro

By:       J.T. Trotter                 Trust Manager                    March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
          J.T. Trotter

By:     Stephen C. Richter          Senior Vice President/              March 17, 2000
     ------------------------
       Stephen C. Richter           Financial Administration
                                        and Treasurer
                                 (Principal Accounting Officer)





                                                                     SCHEDULE II



                                WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
                             VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                              DECEMBER 31, 1999, 1998 AND 1997

                                         (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

                                                       CHARGED
                                         BALANCE AT    TO COSTS  CHARGED                  BALANCE
                                          BEGINNING      AND     TO OTHER  DEDUCTIONS    AT END OF
            DESCRIPTION                   OF PERIOD    EXPENSES  ACCOUNTS     (A)         PERIOD
- -----------------------------------      -----------  ---------  --------  -----------  ----------
                                                                         
1999:
    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. . . $       888  $   1,047            $     1,027  $      908
1998:
    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. . . $     1,000  $     683            $       795  $      888
1997:
    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. . . $     1,236  $     877            $     1,113  $    1,000


  _________
    Note  A  -  Write-offs  of  accounts  receivable  previously  reserved.







                                                                                             SCHEDULE III
                                       WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
                                 REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
                                            DECEMBER 31, 1999

                                          (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)


                                            Total Cost
                             -------------------------------------
                                         Buildings     Projects
                                            and          Under        Total      Accumulated    Encumbrances
                               Land    Improvements   Development      Cost     Depreciation        (A)
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
                                                                             
SHOPPING CENTERS:
  Texas . . . . . . . . . . .$167,757  $     659,682                $  827,439  $     230,568  $       11,709
  Other States. . . . . . . .  78,388        316,309                   394,697         61,746          23,948
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
    Total Shopping Centers. . 246,145        975,991                 1,222,136        292,314          35,657
INDUSTRIAL:
  Texas . . . . . . . . . . .  28,404        133,564                   161,968         20,234           3,974
  Other States. . . . . . . .   2,512         10,665                    13,177            317
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
    Total Industrial. . . . .  30,916        144,229                   175,145         20,551           3,974
OFFICE BUILDING:
  Texas . . . . . . . . . . .     534         15,650                    16,184         10,782
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
MULTI-FAMILY
 RESIDENTIAL:
  Texas . . . . . . . . . . .   2,276         12,724                    15,000            215
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
    Total Improved
     Properties . . . . . . . 279,871      1,148,594                 1,428,465        323,862          39,631
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
LAND UNDER DEVELOPMENT
 OR HELD FOR
 DEVELOPMENT:
  Texas . . . . . . . . . . .                         $     29,544      29,544
  Other States. . . . . . . .                                7,104       7,104
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
    Total Land Under
     Development or Held
     for Development. . . . .                               36,648      36,648
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
LEASED PROPERTY
 (SHOPPING CENTER)
 UNDER CAPITAL LEASE:
  Other States. . . . . . . .                 41,093                    41,093          4,783           5,857
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
CONSTRUCTION IN
 PROGRESS:
  Texas . . . . . . . . . . .                                5,240       5,240
  Other States. . . . . . . .                                2,693       2,693
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
    Total Construction in
     Progress . . . . . . . .                                7,933       7,933
                             --------  -------------  ------------  ----------  -------------  --------------
TOTAL OF ALL
PROPERTIES. . . . . . . . . .$279,871  $   1,189,687  $     44,581  $1,514,139  $     328,645  $       45,488
                             ========  =============  ============  ==========  =============  ==============
____________
<FN>
Note A  -   Encumbrances do not include $24.9 million outstanding under a  $30 million 20-year term loan,
            payable  to a group of insurance companies secured by a property collateral pool including all
            or part of three  shopping  centers.






                                                                    SCHEDULE III
                                                                     (CONTINUED)



     The  changes  in  total cost of the properties for the years ended December
31,  1999,  1998  and  1997  were  as  follows:



                                              1999         1998         1997
                                           -----------  -----------  -----------
                                                            
Balance at beginning of year. . . . . . .  $1,294,632   $1,118,758   $  970,418
Additions at cost . . . . . . . . . . . .     258,683      179,587      158,258
Retirements or sales. . . . . . . . . . .     (39,176)      (3,713)      (9,918)
                                           -----------  -----------  -----------

Balance at end of year. . . . . . . . . .  $1,514,139   $1,294,632   $1,118,758
                                           ===========  ===========  ===========


     The  changes  in  accumulated depreciation for the years ended December 31,
1999,  1998  and  1997  were  as  follows:



                                              1999         1998         1997
                                           -----------  -----------  -----------
                                                            
Balance at beginning of year. . . . . . .  $  296,989   $  262,551   $  233,514
Additions at cost . . . . . . . . . . . .      43,930       35,678       32,226
Retirements or sales. . . . . . . . . . .     (12,274)      (1,240)      (3,189)
                                           -----------  -----------  -----------

Balance at end of year. . . . . . . . . .  $  328,645   $  296,989   $  262,551
                                           ===========  ===========  ===========





                                                                     SCHEDULE IV



                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
                          MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
                                DECEMBER 31, 1999

                             (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

                                           FINAL    PERIODIC    FACE      CARRYING
                               INTEREST  MATURITY   PAYMENT   AMOUNT OF   AMOUNT  OF
                                 RATE      DATE      TERMS    MORTGAGES  MORTGAGES(A)
                               --------  --------  ---------  ---------  ------------
                                                          
SHOPPING CENTERS:
  FIRST MORTGAGES:
    Eastex Venture
     Beaumont, TX (Note B). . .   8%     10-31-09     $335     $  2,300   $  2,288
                                                     Annual
                                                      P & I

    Main/O.S.T., Ltd.
     Houston, TX. . . . . . . .  9.3%    02-01-20     $476        4,800      4,524
                                                     Annual
                                                      P & I
                                                    ($1,241
                                                    balloon)
INDUSTRIAL:
FIRST MORTGAGES:
    River Pointe, Conroe,TX
     (Note C) . . . . . . . . . Prime    11-30-03    Varying      2,133      1,891
                                 +2%

    Little York, Houston, TX
     (Note C) . . . . . . . . . Prime    12-31-03    Varying      1,922      1,760
                                 +2%

    AN/WRI Partnership, Ltd.
     Houston, TX. . . . . . . . Libor    06-05-00    Varying     33,149     33,149
                                 +2%

    South Loop Business Park
     Houston, TX. . . . . . . . 9.25%    11-01-07     $74           439        410
                                                     Annual
                                                      P & I


                                                 Schedule continued on next page




                                                                     SCHEDULE IV
                                                                     (CONTINUED)



                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
                          MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
                                DECEMBER 31, 1999

                             (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

                                           FINAL    PERIODIC    FACE      CARRYING
                               INTEREST  MATURITY   PAYMENT   AMOUNT OF   AMOUNT  OF
                                 RATE      DATE      TERMS    MORTGAGES  MORTGAGES(A)
                               --------  --------  ---------  ---------  ------------
                                                          
UNIMPROVED LAND:
  SECOND MORTGAGE:
    River Pointe
     Conroe, TX . . . . . . . . Prime    12-01-00   Varying    $ 12,000   $    3,806
                                 +1%                ($3,806
                                                    balloon)

                                                              ---------  ------------
TOTAL MORTGAGE LOANS ON
   REAL ESTATE (Note D) . . . .                                $ 56,743   $    47,828
                                                              =========  ============

<FN>

Note A -  The  aggregate  cost  at December 31, 1999 for federal income tax purposes
          is  $47,828.
Note B -  The  periodic payment terms were 6% interest only through October 31, 1999
          and 8% interest and principal commencing November 1, 1999 through the
          maturity  date.
Note C -  Principal payments are due monthly to the extent of cash flow generated
          by  the  underlying  property.
Note D -  Changes  in mortgage loans for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998
          and  1997  are summarized  below:






                                    ---------  ---------  ---------
                                       1999       1998      1997
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------
                                         
Balance,  Beginning of Year . . . . $ 28,359   $ 25,653   $ 27,157
New Mortgage Loans. . . . . . . . .   33,588      3,116
Additions to Existing Loans . . . .    1,773      1,560        589
Collections of Principal. . . . . .  (15,892)    (1,970)    (2,093)
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------

Balance,  End of Year . . . . . . . $ 47,828   $ 28,359   $ 25,653
                                    =========  =========  =========