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. 3354402, No. 3354404 and
No.  333-94945  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 and No.
333-57508  of  Weingarten  Realty  Investors  on  Form  S-3  of our report dated
February  28,  2001,  October  24,  2001,  as  to  Note  17, (which expresses an
unqualified  opinion  and  includes  an  explanatory  paragraph  relating to the
restatement described in Note 17) appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
of  Weingarten  Realty  Investors  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2000.



DELOITTE  &  TOUCHE  LLP
Houston,  Texas
October  24,  2001