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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Tarrant County jury hands down death penalty for man convicted of murder
A Tarrant County jury says a man who killed and dismembered three people in 2021, should get the death penalty. That verdict came down Wednesday afternoon for Jason Thornburg. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports from outside the courtroom.
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Jury hands down death penalty for Jason Thornburg, convicted of gruesome Fort Worth slayings
Jurors in the capital murder trial of Jason Thornburg heard more emotional testimony Wednesday morning before entering the final stage of deliberations to determine whether the 44-year-old will face the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
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ERCOT reports winter risk for the Texas power grid
We are headed into a winter and with a higher risk to the state’s energy grid, compared to last winter. That’s according to ERCOT, whose board met for the first time since the official start of winter. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports what’s driving the reliability risk this season.
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ERCOT's winter outlook: Slightly riskier grid with a strong chance of extreme cold
ERCOT officials say they expect an overall warm winter in 2025, punctured by an extreme cold event– and we’re heading into it with a slightly higher grid reliability risk compared to last winter.
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Arlington installs AI technology to help manage traffic ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026
It may not be happening until 2026, but the FIFA World Cup is already kicking up a lot of changes here in North Texas. The City of Arlington is installing new AI technology ahead of that and other big events. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports how it’ll work-and how one local business says it’ll help them, too.
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AI technology coming to Arlington intersections ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup
The City of Arlington will install traffic detectors equipped with artificial intelligence to help manage traffic ahead of big events, including the 2026 World Cup.
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Fort Worth program to help update homes
Fixing poisonous homes: It’s the mission of one program in the city of Fort Worth that just received a lot of funding from the government to do so. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman explains.
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Fort Worth receives multi-million-dollar grant to tackle poisonous homes
One City of Fort Worth program is on a mission to eliminate poisonous homes, and it just got millions of dollars from the federal government to do that.
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Fort Worth approves $450K to battle short-term rentals
A group of short-term rental owners is suing the City of Fort Worth over its rules. This week, city council members approved up to $450,000 in legal costs to fight it. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports on the battle over Airbnbs and VRBOs.
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Fort Worth pours more money into fight over short-term rental rules
About six years after it started regulating short-term rentals, the City of Fort Worth is fighting to keep them, approving more money for an outside attorney’s help.
