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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Search for driver police say hit and killed 13-year-old in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Police are looking for the driver of a White Jeep Cherokee who they say was speeding through an intersection and ran a red light, hitting and killing a 13-year-old boy, then kept driving.
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13-year-old boy killed after hit-and-run in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Police are looking for the driver of a White Jeep Cherokee who they say was speeding through an intersection and ran a red light, hitting and killing a 13-year-old boy, then kept driving.
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‘The Unicorn' at UNTHSC is a gamechanger, say Alzheimer's researchers
Researchers say ‘the Unicorn,’ their invention at the University of Texas Health Science Center, is a game-changer in the realm of Alzheimer’s Disease research.
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New invention hopes to make advancement in Alzheimer's research
There is nothing like it in the world. That’s what researchers say about their invention, “The Unicorn,” at the UNT Health Science Center. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports they say it’s a gamechanger for Alzheimer’s research.
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Haltom's Jewelers shuts down
For more than a century, one business has called Fort Worth home and a jewelry destination for generations of families. Now, Haltom’s Jewelers is closing its doors. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman has more.
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‘Stunned': Customers react to century-old Fort Worth business closing
After more than 130 years, the business is now in its final days, holding closeout sales at all three locations: Sundance Square, Ridglea, and Grapevine.
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Tarrant County approves a slew of outside attorneys in jail death lawsuit
During Tuesday’s meeting, county commissioners approved outside attorneys for eight defendants at $30,000 each.
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Tarrant County Commissioner approve hiring lawers to defend a jail death lawsuit
Despite some concerns, Tarrant County is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend itself and employees in a lawsuit over a jail death. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports commissioners approved hiring lawyers for the county and other employees on top of attorneys already hired for previous defendants in the case.
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‘Devastating': Cowboys fans react to Dak Prescott's likely season-ending surgery
The ball– and fans’ hopes are now in Cooper Rush’s hands.
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Police search for man who reportedly held elderly woman at knifepoint
It’s a home invasion that White Settlement police are calling “shocking.” They say a man walked into an assisted living apartment and robbed an elderly woman at knife-point. The man wore a hoodie and gloves NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports.
