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):   April 2, 2001





                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
                           ---------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
             ------------------------------------------------------



                                     1-9876
                            (Commission File Number)
                            ------------------------




                        Texas                               74-1464203
          ----------------------------------            ------------------
             (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
             incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)

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
                                                           --------------



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ITEM  2.
(A)  ACQUISITION  OR  DISPOSITION  OF  ASSETS

ON  APRIL  2,  2001,WEINGARTEN  REALTY  COMPLETED  THE  ACQUISITION  OF NINETEEN
SUPERMARKET-ANCHORED SHOPPING CENTERS FROM BURNHAM PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.  THE
PURCHASE PRICE, , WAS  $277.5 MILLION WHICH CONSISTED OF $145.5 MILLION CASH AND
THE  ASSUMPTION  BY  WRI OF A LOAN WITH A BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY $132 MILLION.
WRI  FUNDED  THE  CASH PORTION OF THE PURCHASE PRICE BY BORROWING UNDER ITS $350
MILLION  REVOLVING  CREDIT  FACILITY.

THE  NINETEEN  PROPERTIES,  WHICH  ARE  OVER  96%  LEASED,  ARE  ALL  LOCATED IN
CALIFORNIA  AND  AGGREGATE APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILLION SQUARE FEET.  SPECIFICALLY,
THE MAJORITY OF THE CENTERS (11) ARE LOCATED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY/SACRAMENTO
AREA  WHILE  SIX  ARE  IN  AND  AROUND  LOS  ANGELES.

(B)  Exhibits

     Exhibit  Number     Description
     ---------------     -----------
          1.1            Agreement  for  Purchase  and  Sale



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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  thereunto  duly  authorized.


                                             WEINGARTEN  REALTY  INVESTORS
                                              -----------------------------
                                                     (Registrant)



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



DATE:     April  16,  2001
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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):   April 2, 2001

                           WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
                           ---------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
             ------------------------------------------------------

                                     1-9876
                            (Commission File Number)
                            ------------------------

                        Texas                               74-1464203
          ----------------------------------            ------------------
             (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
             incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)

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
                                                           --------------
------

ITEM  2.
(A)  ACQUISITION  OR  DISPOSITION  OF  ASSETS

ON  APRIL  2,  2001,WEINGARTEN  REALTY  COMPLETED  THE  ACQUISITION  OF NINETEEN
SUPERMARKET-ANCHORED SHOPPING CENTERS FROM BURNHAM PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.  THE
PURCHASE PRICE, , WAS  $277.5 MILLION WHICH CONSISTED OF $145.5 MILLION CASH AND
THE  ASSUMPTION  BY  WRI OF A LOAN WITH A BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY $132 MILLION.
WRI  FUNDED  THE  CASH PORTION OF THE PURCHASE PRICE BY BORROWING UNDER ITS $350
MILLION  REVOLVING  CREDIT  FACILITY.

THE  NINETEEN  PROPERTIES,  WHICH  ARE  OVER  96%  LEASED,  ARE  ALL  LOCATED IN
CALIFORNIA  AND  AGGREGATE APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILLION SQUARE FEET.  SPECIFICALLY,
THE MAJORITY OF THE CENTERS (11) ARE LOCATED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY/SACRAMENTO
AREA  WHILE  SIX  ARE  IN  AND  AROUND  LOS  ANGELES.

(B)  Exhibits

     Exhibit  Number     Description
     ---------------     -----------
          1.1            Agreement  for  Purchase  and  Sale
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  thereunto  duly  authorized.

                                             WEINGARTEN  REALTY  INVESTORS
                                              -----------------------------
                                                     (Registrant)

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

DATE:     April  16,  2001