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.
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Beleaguered Tarrant County Sheriff faces former federal officer in reelection bid
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.
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Dallas, Tarrant counties top 1 million voters as early voting wraps up
Dallas and Tarrant counties each say more than 600,000 ballots have been cast as early voting wraps up on Friday.
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Arlington restaurant's ‘pay it forward' wall dried up so Hurtado Barbecue stepped in
A North Texas restaurant whose customers sometimes lean on their Pay It Forward Wall found it needed some help itself.
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‘Pay it forward' wall at Arlington restaurant helps those in need
If you need a meal, you can pick one up at Nearly Famous Burgers and Hot Dogs, even if you can’t afford one. The Arlington restaurant has been offering free meals in the form of a ‘pay it forward’ wall. NBC t’s Tahera Rahman reports how the initiative meant to help neighbors, got some help, itself.
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TCU students take precautions as safety alert issued
Campus police at TCU are investigating two sexual assaults that happened inside dorms. In a safety alert to students on Tuesday, they say both crimes were reported over the weekend. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports it’s pushing some students to have conversations with their friends and roommates.
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TCU issues safety alert after two sexual assaults in dorms
There was some shock among Texas Christian University students on Tuesday after finding out about two recent sexual assaults in campus housing.
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First week of early voting in North Texas wraps up
Thousands across the DFW Metroplex packed the polls Saturday to cast their ballots. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports on some of the excitement among voters as we wrap up the first week of early voting.
