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EXHIBIT 10.56

|   | (a) | failure      to elect or reelect or otherwise maintain Executive in the office or the      position, or a substantially equivalent office or position, of or with the      Company which Executive held immediately prior to a Change in Control, or      the removal of Executive as a Trust Manager of the Company (or any      successor thereto) if Executive had been a Trust Manager of the Company      immediately prior to the Change inControl; |
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|   | (b) | material      diminution in the nature or scope of the authorities, powers, functions,      responsibilities or duties attached to the position with the Company which      Executive held immediately prior to the Change in Control or a material      reduction in the Executive's basepay; |
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|   | (c) | the      determination by Executive (which determination will be conclusive and      binding upon the parties hereto provided it has been made in good faith      and in all events will be presumed to have been made in good faith unless      otherwise shown by the Company by clear and convincing evidence) that a      material negative change in circumstances has occurred following a Change      in Control, including without limitation, a material negative change in      the scope of the business or other activities for which Executive was      responsible immediately prior to the Change in Control, which has rendered      Executive substantially unable to carry out,has |
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|   | (d) | the      liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or reorganization of the      Company or transfer of all or substantially all of its business and/or      assets, unless the successor or successors (by liquidation, merger,      consolidation, reorganization, transfer or otherwise) to which all or      substantially all of the Company's business and/or assets have been      transferred (directly or by operation of law) assumes all duties and      obligations of the Company under this Agreement, so that it is reasonably      likely that there will be no material breach of the Agreement by the      Company or itssuccessor-in-interest; |
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|   | (e) | the      Company relocates its principal executive offices, or requires Executive      to have Executive's principal location of work changed, to any location      which is in excess of 25 miles from the location thereof immediately prior      to the Change in Control, or requires Executive to travel away from      Executive's office in the course of discharging Executive's      responsibilities or duties hereunder at least 20% more (in terms of      aggregate days in any calendar year or in any calendar quarter when      annualized for purposes of comparison to any prior year) than was required      of Executive in any of the three full years immediately prior to the      Change in Control without, in either case, Executive's prior written      consent; and/or |
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|   | (f) | without      limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, any material breach of      this Agreement by the Company or any successor  thereto. |
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|   | (D) | permit      the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to such claims;      provided, however, that the Company will bear and pay directly all costs      and expenses (including interest and penalties) incurred in connection      with such contest and will indemnify and hold harmless Executive, on an      after-tax basis, for and against any Excise Tax or income tax, including      interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such      representation and payment of costs and expenses.  Without      limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(f), the Company will      control all proceedings taken in connection with the contest of any claim      contemplated by this Section 5(f) and, at its sole option, may pursue or      forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and      conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim (provided,      however, that Executive may participate therein at Executive's own cost      and expense) and may, at its option, either direct Executive to pay the      tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible      manner, and Executive will prosecute such contest to a determination      before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction,      and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company may determine;      provided, however, that if the Company directs Executive to pay the tax      claimed and sue for a refund, the Company will pay an amount to      Executive equal to the tax claimed and will indemnify and hold      Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income      or other tax, including interest or penalties with respect thereto,      imposed with respect to such payment; and      provided further, however, that any extension of the statute of      limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of Executive      with respect to which the contested amount is claimed to be due is limited      solely to such contested amount.  The Company's control of any      such contested claim will be limited to issues with respect to which a      Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and Executive will be entitled      to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the      Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing  authority. |
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| WEINGARTEN      REALTY INVESTORS |
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| By:                              | /s/      Stephen Richter |
| Date:                            | December      31, 2008 |

| EXECUTIVE      / Johnny Hendrix |
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| By:                             | /s/      Johnny Hendrix |
| Date:                           | December      20, 2008 |

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