EXHIBIT 32.1



              CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Weingarten Realty Investors (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended September 30, 2003, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Andrew M. Alexander, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



BY:   /s/  Andrew M. Alexander
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        Andrew M. Alexander
  President/Chief Executive Officer



February 24, 2004


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Weingarten Realty Investors and will be retained by Weingarten and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.