UNITED STATES
                       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):  September 8, 2004



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

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             Texas                         1-9876                 74-1464203

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

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            2600 Citadel Plaza Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77008
               (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  8.01.  OTHER  EVENTS

     Weingarten  Realty  Investors  is  filing  this  Form  8-K  to  update  our
historical financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
on  March  15,  2004, as amended, for discontinued operations that have resulted
from  dispositions  of real estate assets during the period from January 1, 2004
through  June  30,  2004  in  accordance  with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards  No.  144,  "Accounting  for  the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets"  and  the three-for-two share split, effected in the form of a 50% share
dividend,  which  was  declared for shareholders of record on March 16, 2004 and
payable  on  March  30,  2004.  This  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K updates the
information  in Items  5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 15 of our Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003 to reflect those properties as discontinued operations and the
three-for-two  share  split  for  comparison  purposes.

     The  information  contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is presented
as of December 31, 2003, and other than as indicated above, has not been updated
to  reflect  developments  subsequent  to  that  date.

ITEM  9.01.  EXHIBITS

          23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
          99.1 Item  5.  Market  for  Registrant's  Common  Shares of Beneficial
               Interest  and  Related  Shareholder  Matters,  Item  6.  Selected
               Financial  Data,  Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
               Financial  Condition and Results of Operations, Item 8. Financial
               Statements and Supplementary Data, Item 12. Security Ownership of
               Certain  Beneficial  Owners and Management and Item 15. Exhibits,
               Financial  Statement  Schedules  and  Reports  on  Form  8-K


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                                    SIGNATURE

     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:  September 8, 2004
                                  WEINGARTEN  REALTY  INVESTORS



                                   By:     /s/     Joe  D.  Shafer
                                           ---------------------------------
                                           Joe  D.  Shafer
                                           Vice  President/Controller
                                           (Principal  Accounting  Officer)


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


23.1     Consent  of  Independent  Registered  Public  Accounting  Firm.
99.1     Item  5.  Market  for Registrant's Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
         and  Related Shareholder Matters, Item 6. Selected Financial Data, Item
         7.  Management's   Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results  of Operations,  Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
         Data,  Item  12.  Security   Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
         Management  and  Item  15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and
         Reports  on  Form  8-K.


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UNITED STATES
                       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):  September 8, 2004

                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Texas                         1-9876                 74-1464203

(State or other jurisdiction of                                (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)   (Commission file number)  Identification Number)
2600 Citadel Plaza Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77008
               (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  8.01.  OTHER  EVENTS

     Weingarten  Realty  Investors  is  filing  this  Form  8-K  to  update  our
historical financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
on  March  15,  2004, as amended, for discontinued operations that have resulted
from  dispositions  of real estate assets during the period from January 1, 2004
through  June  30,  2004  in  accordance  with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards  No.  144,  "Accounting  for  the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets"  and  the three-for-two share split, effected in the form of a 50% share
dividend,  which  was  declared for shareholders of record on March 16, 2004 and
payable  on  March  30,  2004.  This  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K updates the
information  in Items  5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 15 of our Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003 to reflect those properties as discontinued operations and the
three-for-two  share  split  for  comparison  purposes.

     The  information  contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is presented
as of December 31, 2003, and other than as indicated above, has not been updated
to  reflect  developments  subsequent  to  that  date.

ITEM  9.01.  EXHIBITS

          23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
          99.1 Item  5.  Market  for  Registrant's  Common  Shares of Beneficial
               Interest  and  Related  Shareholder  Matters,  Item  6.  Selected
               Financial  Data,  Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
               Financial  Condition and Results of Operations, Item 8. Financial
               Statements and Supplementary Data, Item 12. Security Ownership of
               Certain  Beneficial  Owners and Management and Item 15. Exhibits,
               Financial  Statement  Schedules  and  Reports  on  Form  8-K

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SIGNATURE

     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:  September 8, 2004
                                  WEINGARTEN  REALTY  INVESTORS

                                   By:     /s/     Joe  D.  Shafer
                                           ---------------------------------
                                           Joe  D.  Shafer
                                           Vice  President/Controller
                                           (Principal  Accounting  Officer)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

23.1     Consent  of  Independent  Registered  Public  Accounting  Firm.
99.1     Item  5.  Market  for Registrant's Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
         and  Related Shareholder Matters, Item 6. Selected Financial Data, Item
         7.  Management's   Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results  of Operations,  Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
         Data,  Item  12.  Security   Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
         Management  and  Item  15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and
         Reports  on  Form  8-K.

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