Exhibit 23.1



CONSENT  OF  INDEPENDENT  REGISTERED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTING  FIRM



We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference in Registration Statement No.
33-20964,  No.  33-24364,  No.  33-41604,  No.  33-54402,  and  No.  33-54404 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. 333-104560 and No. 333-104559 of Weingarten Realty
Investors  on Form S-3 of our report dated March 9, 2004, except for Notes 1, 2,
7,  8,  9, 16, 18, 19, 20, and financial statement schedule III, as to which the
date  is  September  8,  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  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  of  Weingarten  Realty  Investors.



DELOITTE  &  TOUCHE  LLP
Houston,  Texas
September  8,  2004