Tahera Rahman joined NBC 5 in September 2023. She comes from Austin, where she reported largely on business, housing, and development for KXAN News. She covered historic events, including the 2021 winter storm and the Uvalde mass shooting. Tahera earned the TV multimedia journalist of the year award from the Texas Association of Broadcasters in 2022 for her reporting at KXAN.
Before that, Tahera was a producer, and then reporter, at WHBF-TV in the Quad Cities in Illinois and Iowa, where she reported on the historic 2019 flood and several 2020 political campaign rallies. She earned the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Broadcast Excellence Award for one of her features there on a small, rural farm that transformed into a concert hall at night. It remains one of her favorite stories to date!
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When she made her on-air debut in 2018, Tahera not only fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a TV news reporter, but she also broke a historic barrier, becoming the first full-time TV reporter to wear a hijab, or headscarf, on a mainstream American network. Now, she loves sharing her passion for storytelling with others and encouraging our next generation of journalists. She's been honored by many groups, including the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations' National Women Achievements Award, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations' American Muslim Trailblazer award.
When she’s not researching stories and meeting her neighbors (y'all) in the field, Tahera loves spending time with her new baby and her husband, a local TV sports reporter. They enjoy hiking together, discovering new coffee shops, and eating their way through the top Texas barbecue lists.
The Latest
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Mother remembers victims of Fort Worth wrong-way crash; improvements to roadway considered
We have new details on last week’s deadly wrong-way crash that left five people dead ago along Loop 820 in Fort Worth. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman talked to those who knew the family of four who died.
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‘Happiest I've ever seen Daniel': Mother says son just married before fatal crash
We’re learning more about the family who was killed after driving the wrong way on Loop I-820 nearly two weeks ago, as TxDOT considers changes to make the roadway more safe.
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Tarrant County flirts with party lines
Democratic hopes were dashed in Tarrant County. The party had made some in-roads in the GOP-stronghold in the last few elections but ultimately, Republicans came out on top in 2024. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports one strategist says a closer look at the numbers, though, raises some concerns.
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Red or Purple? Tarrant County flirts with party lines
A Republican strategist says while he wouldn’t call Tarrant County purple, it’s no longer reliably red.
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Craig Goldman snags seat for US House District 12
State Representative Craig Goldman is set to transition into the role of a Congressman. He has secured the position for U.S. House District 12, which has been held by Kay Granger for nearly three decades. NBC 5’s Tahara Rahman was at his watch party.
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Tarrant County voters cast ballots in historic congressional race
On Election Day, Tarrant County voters cast ballots in a historic race for Texas’s 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. NBC 5’a Tahera Rahman reports voters will decide who fills the seat long held by Kay Granger.
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Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn wins reelection bid for third term
Republican Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn has faced intense backlash over high-profile deaths at his jail. His opponent, Democrat Patrick Moses, says it shows a failure in leadership.
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Farmers Branch business owner says she's packing up after months of harassment
Two black women-owned small businesses in Farmers Branch say they’ve been harassed for months by the same man, and it’s prompted one of them to close up shop entirely and seek safety elsewhere.
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Farmers Branch business owner says she's moving after months of harassment
Some small business owners in Farmers Branch say they and their employees don’t feel safe. That’s after months of unwanted run-ins, they say, with the same man. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports it’s all pushed one business to pack up and seek safety elsewhere.
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Steady stream of voters head to the ballots on the last day of early voting
Voters turned out on the last day of early voting in Tarrant County. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports from one of the county’s busiest polling locations.
