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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Fort Worth police investigate shooting of man's pet by neighbor
A family in Haslet is grieving after a neighbor shot their pet. It happened on Saturday when the dog got loose. The neighbor tells NBC 5 the dog was being aggressive. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports Fort Worth police are now investigating.
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Fort Worth Police investigating after puppy shot in Haslet neighborhood
Fort Worth police are investigating the shooting death of a pet by a neighbor in a Haslet neighborhood.
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Fire at Quail Ridge Apartments displaces dozens of people
Dozens of people, including children, are suddenly without a home after a fire at an apartment complex off of Brentwood Stair Road in east Fort Worth. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman talked to residents who were displaced.
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Dozens, including children, displaced after East Fort Worth apartment fire
Crews are responding to an apartment fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth Police say Stockyards' new bike unit catching thieves, sex offenders
Among the cowboy hats and western wear, you may have noticed more police officers in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The Fort Worth Police Department’s bicycle patrol unit created in April has already made a difference.
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Bicycle patrol team in Fort Worth Stockyards is making a difference
Among the cowboy hats and western wear, you may have noticed more police officers in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The Fort Worth Police Department’s bicycle patrol unit created in April has already made a difference. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports the unit even caught a suspect wanted for violent sex crimes for years.
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‘What we've witnessed': DFW doctors sign open letter to President Biden on Gaza
Nearly a dozen healthcare workers in North Texas are joining ranks with others across the country, detailing their medical missions in Gaza and calling on President Biden to impose an arms embargo and ceasefire.
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Healthcare workers in DFW join call for ceasefire in Gaza
This week, a group of healthcare workers from across the country published an open letter documenting their experiences of medical missions in Gaza in hoped of getting the attention of the White House. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports on their message and why some in Dallas-Fort Worth joined the ranks.
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Family demands answers after loved one's death at Tarrant County Jail
A North Texas family says they’re still trying to get records—months after their loved one died at the Tarrant County Jail. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports on how they’re now demanding answers from county commissioners.
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Another family hunts for answers after loved one's death in Tarrant County Jail
Months after 35-year-old Chasity Bonner died behind bars at the Tarrant County Jail, her family is still trying to see her records.