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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(B)(5)
Registration Number: 333-51843
SUPPLEMENT
TO PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated August 10, 1998)
U.S. $195,000,000
Weingarten Realty Investors
Medium-Term Notes, Series A
Due 9 Months or more from Date of Issue
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Weingarten Realty Investors (the "Company") may offer from time to time its
Medium-Term Notes, Series A, due 9 months or more from the date of issue, in an
amount not to exceed $195,000,000 or its equivalent in another currency or
composite currency, or such lesser amount as the Company may determine from
time to time.
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The date of this Supplement is January 14, 1999.
