EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT




     We  consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
33-20964, No. 33-24364, No. 33-41604, No. 33-52473, No. 3354402, No. 3354404 and
No.  333-94945  of  Weingarten  Realty  Investors on Form S-8, in Post-Effective
Amendment  No.  1  to  Registration  Statement  33-25581  of  Weingarten  Realty
Investors on Form S-8 and in  Registration Statement No. 333-85967 of Weingarten
Realty Investors on Form S-3 of our report dated February 28, 2001, appearing in
this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K of Weingarten Realty Investors for the year
ended  December  31,  2000.


DELOITTE  &  TOUCHE  LLP
Houston,  Texas
March  13,  2001