Weingarten Realty Invites You to Join Its 2008 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call on the Web

    HOUSTON, July 15 /EMWNews-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with the

Weingarten Realty (NYSE: WRI) Second Quarter 2008 Earnings announcement,

you are invited to listen to the Company's conference call that will be

conducted by members of senior management and broadcast live over the

Internet on Friday, August 1, 2008 at 10:00 AM (Central Time).






    What:     Weingarten Realty Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call



    When:     Friday, August 1, 2008 at 10:00 AM Central Time



    Where:    http://www.weingarten.com or

    http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/IROL/10/103077/webcast_080120

08.htm






    How:      Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to one of the web

              addresses above



    Contact:  Richard Summers, VP/Director of Investor Relations, 713-866-6050

    About Weingarten Realty



    As one of the largest real estate investment trusts listed on the New

York Stock Exchange, Weingarten Realty (NYSE: WRI) is celebrating its 60th

anniversary as a commercial real estate owner, manager and developer,

formed in 1948. Focused on delivering solid returns to shareholders,

Weingarten is actively developing, acquiring, and intensively managing

properties in 23 states that span the United States from coast-to-coast.

The Company's portfolio of 416 properties includes 335 neighborhood and

community shopping centers and 81 industrial properties. Including

tenant-owned square footage, the Company's portfolio currently totals

approximately 74 million square feet under management. Weingarten has one

of the most diversified tenant bases of any major REIT in its sector, with

the largest of its 5,500 tenants comprising less than 3% of its rental

revenues. To learn more about the Company's operations and growth

strategies, please visit http://www.weingarten.com.



    To access the replay by phone, dial (800) 642-1687, then enter replay

pin #55445036. The replay will be available via telephone until 11:59 PM

Central Time on Monday, August 4, 2008.



    (Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The Windows Media Player

software, downloadable free from http://www.microsoft.com and at least a

28.8Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening

to the broadcast, help is available by clicking on the question mark icon

in the top right hand corner of the webcast player.)



    Statements included herein that state the Company's or Management's

intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future are

"forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities

Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which by their nature involve known and

unknown risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results, performance

or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by

such statements. Reference is made to the Company's regulatory filings with

the Securities and Exchange Commission for information or factors that may

impact the Company's performance.