SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2001



                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


                         TEXAS     1-9876     74-1464203

                                     (I.R.S. Employer
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)     (Commission
                     file number)     Identification Number)


            2600 Citadel Plaza Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77292
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (713) 866-6000



                                 Not applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM  5.     OTHER  EVENTS.

     On  June 22, 2001 ,Weingarten  Realty  Investors,  a real estate investment
trust  formed  under  the  Texas  Real  Estate  Investment  Trust  Act,  filed
Pre-effective  Amendment  No.  2  to  its  Registration Statement on Form S-3 to
register  securities  which  it  may  offer,  from time to time, in one or  more
series  or classes and in amounts, at prices and on terms that it will determine
at  the  time  of  offering,  with  an  aggregate public offering price of up to
$500,000,000:

-    unsecured  debt  securities  that  may  be either senior debt securities or
     subordinated  debt  securities;

-    convertible  debt  securities;

-    whole  or  fractional  preferred  shares;

-    preferred  shares  represented  by  depositary  shares;

-    common  shares;  or

-    warrants  to  purchase  debt  securities,  convertible  debt  securities,
     preferred  shares  or  common  shares,  all  as  shall  be designated  by
     Weingarten  at  the  time  of  the  offering.


     We are filing herewith a consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP to incorporate by
reference  into  this  registration  statement various reports issued by them as
Exhibit  23.1  which  is  included  herein.

ITEM  7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)     Exhibits.

             23.1     Consent  of  Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP.


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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.

Date:  August 13, 2001
                                      WEINGARTEN  REALTY  INVESTORS



                                      /s/    Joe  D.  Shafer
                                     -------------------------------
                                     Joe  D.  Shafer
                                     Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer


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                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     EXHIBIT
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       23.1     Consent  of  Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP.


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2001

                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

                         TEXAS     1-9876     74-1464203

                                     (I.R.S. Employer
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)     (Commission
                     file number)     Identification Number)

            2600 Citadel Plaza Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77292
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (713) 866-6000

                                 Not applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM  5.     OTHER  EVENTS.

     On  June 22, 2001 ,Weingarten  Realty  Investors,  a real estate investment
trust  formed  under  the  Texas  Real  Estate  Investment  Trust  Act,  filed
Pre-effective  Amendment  No.  2  to  its  Registration Statement on Form S-3 to
register  securities  which  it  may  offer,  from time to time, in one or  more
series  or classes and in amounts, at prices and on terms that it will determine
at  the  time  of  offering,  with  an  aggregate public offering price of up to
$500,000,000:

-    unsecured  debt  securities  that  may  be either senior debt securities or
     subordinated  debt  securities;

-    convertible  debt  securities;

-    whole  or  fractional  preferred  shares;

-    preferred  shares  represented  by  depositary  shares;

-    common  shares;  or

-    warrants  to  purchase  debt  securities,  convertible  debt  securities,
     preferred  shares  or  common  shares,  all  as  shall  be designated  by
     Weingarten  at  the  time  of  the  offering.

     We are filing herewith a consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP to incorporate by
reference  into  this  registration  statement various reports issued by them as
Exhibit  23.1  which  is  included  herein.

ITEM  7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)     Exhibits.

             23.1     Consent  of  Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP.
2

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.

Date:  August 13, 2001
                                      WEINGARTEN  REALTY  INVESTORS

                                      /s/    Joe  D.  Shafer
                                     -------------------------------
                                     Joe  D.  Shafer
                                     Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
3

                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     EXHIBIT
     -------

       23.1     Consent  of  Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP.
3