1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Weingarten Realty Investors: We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No. 33-20964, No. 33-24364, 33-41603, 33-52473 and 33-54404 on Form S-8 and in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-25581 on Form S-8 of our report dated February 24, 1994 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Weingarten Realty Investors for the year ended December 31, 1993. DELOITTE & TOUCHE Houston, Texas March 22, 1994