EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference in Registration Statement No.
33-20964,  No. 33-24364, No. 33-41604, No. 33-52473, No. 33-54402, No. 33-54404,
No. 333-94945, No. 333-37823 and No. 333-37831 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,  No.  333-57508,  No.  333-104560,  and  No. 333-104559 of Weingarten
Realty  Investors  on  Form  S-3 of our report dated March 9, 2004 (which report
expresses  an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating
to  the  change  in  its  method  of  accounting  in 2002 for the impairment and
disposal  of  long-lived  assets to conform to Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards  No.  144)  appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Weingarten
Realty  Investors  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2003.



DELOITTE  &  TOUCHE  LLP
Houston,  Texas
March  15,  2004