EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     We  consent  to  the  incorporation by reference in Registration Statements
No.  33-20964,  No.  33-24364,  No. 33-41604, No. 33-52473, No. 33-54402 and No.
33-54404  on  Form  S-8,  in  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  1  to Registration
Statement  No.  33-25581 on Form S-8 and in Registration Statement No. 333-51843
on  Form  S-3  of  our  report dated February 23, 1999, appearing in this Annual
Report  on  Form 10-K of Weingarten Realty Investors for the year ended December
31,  1998.




DELOITTE  &  TOUCHE  LLP

Houston,  Texas
March  10, 1999